A California appellate court ruled that a worker's post-trial agreement with the defendant in the worker's personal injury action effectively foreclosed the carrier for the worker's employer from asserting its lien rights.
Case: Public Service Mutual Insurance Co. v. Svetlik, No. A144803, 01/13/2017, unpublished.
Facts: Jennifer Carranza was working at a Livermore restaurant when Steven M. Svetlik crashed his car into it.
Carranza suffered injuries in the accident, and she received $18,388.14 in benefits from her employer's comp carrier, the Public Service Mutual Insurance C...
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