Carrier That Waited Too Long to Intervene Can't Get Settlement Set Aside

A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not move to set aside a worker’s settlement with a third-party tortfeasor without first successfully intervening in the action and that it waited too long to file its request to do so. Case: XL Insurance America Inc. v. Covington, No. 06-20-00048-CV, 10/01/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: In January 2018, Maurice Covington suffered injuries in a car accident caused by Nicholas Edwards. Covington’s employer had workers’ compensation coverage with XL Insurance America Inc. According to XL, the c...