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This case concerns an appeal by employee Blanca Munoz against her employer, The Berne Group, Inc., a non-subscriber to workers' compensation, after a jury verdict favored the employer in a personal injury claim. Munoz appealed two points of error: the trial court's failure to submit a requested jury instruction on the employer's duty to provide a safe workplace, and the court allowing the jury panel to hear a verdict from another similar case during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment. It ruled that Munoz failed to preserve the jury instruction error and did not demonstrate actual harm from the voir dire incident, thus overruling both points of error.
Munoz v. Berne Group, Inc. is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio). 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 Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio).
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This case concerns an appeal by employee Blanca Munoz against her employer, The Berne Group, Inc., a non-subscriber to workers' compensation, after a jury verdict favored the employer in a personal injury claim. Munoz appealed two points of error: the trial court's failure to submit a requested jury instruction on the employer's duty to provide a safe workplace, and the court allowing the jury panel to hear a verdict from another similar case during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment. It ruled that Munoz failed to preserve the jury instruction error and did not demonstrate actual harm from the voir dire incident, thus overruling both points of error.
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