Supreme Court Says Non-Intervening Medical Provider Cannot Collaterally Attack Award

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a health care provider who declined to intervene in a workers’ compensation proceeding could not collaterally attack the award after the parties agreed to settle. Case: Koehnen v. Flagship Marine Co., No. A20-0053, 08/12/2020, published. Facts: Scott Koehnen suffered a back injury on May 30, 2017, while working for the Flagship Marine Co. At the time, Flagship had workers’ compensation insurance with Auto-Owners Insurance Co. Koehnen received chiropractic treatment and supplies from Keith Johnson at the Johnson Chiropractic Clinic. Joh...