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James Coffman, an employee of the City of Colleyville, was injured on the job and sought workers' compensation benefits from the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool. Appellees, Scott Wetzel Services, Inc., and several individuals, were hired to provide adjusting services for these claims but refused to pay Coffman's weekly benefits. Coffman appealed a summary judgment in favor of the Appellees, arguing they were an insurance company, he was a third-party beneficiary, and their actions violated the DTPA and the Insurance Code. The court affirmed the summary judgment, ruling that Appellees were agents of the Pool, not insurers, and therefore owed no duty of good faith and fair dealing, were not subject to the DTPA as insurers, and the Insurance Code did not apply to them as agents of a governmental entity.
Coffman v. Scott Wetzel Services, Inc. is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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James Coffman, an employee of the City of Colleyville, was injured on the job and sought workers' compensation benefits from the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool. Appellees, Scott Wetzel Services, Inc., and several individuals, were hired to provide adjusting services for these claims but refused to pay Coffman's weekly benefits. Coffman appealed a summary judgment in favor of the Appellees, arguing they were an insurance company, he was a third-party beneficiary, and their actions violated the DTPA and the Insurance Code. The court affirmed the summary judgment, ruling that Appellees were agents of the Pool, not insurers, and therefore owed no duty of good faith and fair dealing, were not subject to the DTPA as insurers, and the Insurance Code did not apply to them as agents of a governmental entity.
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