Court Sorts out Liability for Worker's Surgery to Address 2 Injuries

The two insurance carriers who agreed to split the cost of a worker's bilateral knee replacement surgery both had to chip in for the benefits due to the worker as he recovered from the surgery, the Appellate Court ruled.Case: Gill v. Brescome Barton Inc., No. AC 34749, 04/30/2013, published.Facts: Ronald F. Gill Jr. sustained an injury to his left knee that arose out of and in the course of his employment with Brescome Barton on July 2, 1997. Gill entered into a settlement with his employer and his employers' carrier, Liberty Mutual, as to his partial disability rating.Gill hurt his ri...