Trial Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Order Reimbursement on Employer's Lien

In an unpublished decision handed down Monday, a California appeals court held that an employer had not perfected its lien before an injured worker settled and dismissed her case against a third party, leaving the trial court without jurisdiction to order reimbursement. Jennifer Slamer worked for Southern California Permanente Medical Group and suffered disabling injuries to her respiratory system from exposure to a disinfectant manufactured by Ecolab in February 2016. The medical group settled her workers' compensation claim. In May 2017, Jennifer Slamer and Christopher Slamer...