Court Says Worker Didn't Make Valid Assignment of Claim

The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s determination that an injured worker’s assignment of his claim was invalid. Case: Lalliss v. National Liability and Fire Insurance Co., No. 1 CA-CV 25-0086, 12/30/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Joshua Kosar suffered injuries while working for a construction company. He sought medical treatment and was placed on no-work status from March 26, 2018, to July 12, 2018. Kosar then filed a workers’ compensation claim. National Liability and Fire Insurance Co. accepted liability.  National requested medical docu...