Costs of Employer Medical Evaluations Can Be Recouped From Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a state employer was entitled to reimbursement of its medical evaluation expenses from an injured employee's third-party recovery. Case: Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. 2022-SA-00529-COA, 06/27/2023. Facts: Leverne Brent worked for the Mississippi Department of Human Services. She suffered injuries in a fall in 2019 while visiting a building owned by Madated LLC. The DHS paid workers’ compensation benefits to Brent. Her treatment included two vertebral fusion surgeries and rotator cuff su...