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This is an appeal from a judgment in a worker’s compensation case where the appellee, Heriberto Beattie, was found to have suffered permanent and total incapacity. The appellant, Texas Employers Insurance Association, challenged the judgment, alleging denial of its constitutional right to a fair and impartial trial. The core of the appeal concerned the jury selection process, where three jurors from a prior, similar worker's compensation case involving the same defendant and defense counsel were impaneled for the Beattie case. The appellant's motions for continuance, mistrial, to strike the common jurors, and for supplementary voir dire were all denied by the trial court. The appellate court found that the denial of an opportunity for supplementary voir dire to expose potential juror bias, after a timely request, resulted in a denial of the right to a fair and impartial jury. Consequently, the judgment of the trial court was reversed, and the case was remanded for a new trial.
Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. Beattie 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 is an appeal from a judgment in a worker’s compensation case where the appellee, Heriberto Beattie, was found to have suffered permanent and total incapacity. The appellant, Texas Employers Insurance Association, challenged the judgment, alleging denial of its constitutional right to a fair and impartial trial. The core of the appeal concerned the jury selection process, where three jurors from a prior, similar worker's compensation case involving the same defendant and defense counsel were impaneled for the Beattie case. The appellant's motions for continuance, mistrial, to strike the common jurors, and for supplementary voir dire were all denied by the trial court. The appellate court found that the denial of an opportunity for supplementary voir dire to expose potential juror bias, after a timely request, resulted in a denial of the right to a fair and impartial jury. Consequently, the judgment of the trial court was reversed, and the case was remanded for a new trial.
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