Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Carrier's Lien on 3rd-Party Recovery

The Hawaii Supreme Court clarified the process for calculating an insurance carrier’s lien against an injured worker’s third-party recovery. Case: Moranz v. Harbor Mall LLC, No. SCWC-17-0000006, 01/11/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Patricia Moranz fell in a stairway near her place of employment in the Harbor Mall in Lihue, Kauai. Moranz received workers’ compensation benefits from her employer’s insurance carrier, the DTRIC Insurance Co. Ltd. Moranz then filed suit against Harbor Mall LLC, the owner of the mall. In 2016, Moranz settled her claim agai...