No Prejudicial Error from Evidence of Settlement, Lien in Third Party Tort Suit

The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a jury’s award of $750,000 in damages to a truck driver for injuries from an on-the-job motor vehicle accident, finding no prejudicial error from the admission of evidence of his employer’s workers’ compensation lien or his claim settlement. Case: Nazarak v. Waite, No. 1888 MDA 2018, 08/02/2019, published. Facts: Seth Nazarak worked for the M & C Trucking Co. He allegedly suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident in December 2014. Nazarak was driving an employer-owned vehicle when the accident occurred. He was stopped at a tra...