PJC General Negligence 2024

PJC 20.5

W ORKERS ’ C OMPENSATION —T IMELINESS OF R ESPONDING

PJC 20.5

Good Cause for Delay in Filing Claim—Question

PJC 20.5A Good Cause for Delay in Filing Claim—Question—When Claimant Appeals If you answered “No” to Question ______ [ 20.4A ], then answer Question ______ [ 20.5A ]. Otherwise, do not answer Question ______ [ 20.5A ]. QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne have good cause for delay in filing a claim with the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation? A person has “good cause” for delay in filing a claim with the Texas Depart ment of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, when he has prose cuted his claim with the diligence an ordinarily prudent person would have used under the same or similar circumstances. The good cause must have arisen within one year of the date of the injury and continued until the claim was filed, must have been believed and relied on by the claimant, and must have caused the delayed filing. Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________ PJC 20.5B Good Cause for Delay in Filing Claim—Question—When Carrier Appeals If you answered “Yes” to Question ______ [ 20.4B ], then answer Question ______ [ 20.5B ]. Otherwise, do not answer Question ______ [ 20.5B ]. QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne not have good cause for delay in filing a claim with the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation? [Insert PJC 20.5A instructions on “good cause.”] Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________

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