Supreme Court Says Employer's Medical Exam Expenses Can't Be Recovered in Lien

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s optional medical examination is not a reimbursable expense from a worker’s third-party recovery. Case: Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. 2022-CT-00529-SCT, 05/30/24, published. Facts and procedural history: Leverne Brent worked for the Mississippi Department of Human Services. She suffered injuries in 2009 while in a building owned by Madated LLC. DHS’s carrier, the Mississippi State Agencies Workers’ Compensation Trust, provided benefits and medical treatment. The trust used Cannon Cochran M...