Comp Carrier Can Take Offset from Umpire's Tort Claim Award

A New York appellate court ruled that the workers' compensation carrier that had paid benefits to an injured baseball umpire could take an offset from the umpire's recovery in a third-party liability lawsuit. Case: Matter of Hirschbeck v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, No. 519122, 09/03/2015, published. Facts: Mark Hirschbeck, a major league baseball umpire, sustained a work-related injury to his right hip in 2002. He underwent hip replacement surgery but was unable to return to work. Hirschbeck eventually secured an award of permanent partial disability benefits. He later...