Worker Bound by Terms of Settlement Conveyed by Attorney to State Fund

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was bound by the terms of the settlement conveyed by her attorney to the State Fund to resolve her claim for an alleged concussion. Case: Winegardner v. State Fund., No. 2021-5438, 12/17/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Kelly Winegardner filed a workers’ compensation claim against Montana State Fund. She claimed she had suffered a concussion in July 2019 while working for a dentist. Shortly thereafter, Winegardner received the first report of injury and occupational disease from State Fund with instru...