An injured worker who received an award of payment for his medical expenses was not entitled to have the award actually paid to him when his care provider had established a subrogation lien for his medical care, the Commonwealth Court ruled.Case: Evans v. WCAB (Highway Equipment and Supply Co.), No. 2252 C.D. 2013, 06/30/2014, published.Facts: John Evans filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits based on an April 25, 2007, injury which occurred while he was working for the Highway Equipment and Supply Co.A workers' compensation judge found that he was entitled to total disabilit...
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