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Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Fisher

FILED status graphic: Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Fisher. 010350 Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Fisher 01/11/2002 The trial court erred in barring an employer from recovering under a workers' compensation lien, as part of the settlement of a third- party wrongful death action, benefits paid to persons who did not participate in the settlement of that wrongful death action. Code §§ 65.2-309 and -310 do not permit any such restriction on the amount that an employer may recover under its statutory lien. No provision in the Wrongful Death Act gives a trial c…
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