Comp Fund Gets Subrogation Against Worker's Settlement Proceeds

The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker but overturned a denial of the Workers Compensation Fund’s claim of entitlement to subrogation against his third-party recovery. Case: Turner v. Pleasant Acres LLC, No. 123,552, 03/18/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Kendall Turner worked for Pleasant Acres LLC. Turner was involved in an accident in Kiowa County while driving on Highway 54 on his way to Bucklin, hauling a load of grain. According to Turner, a vehicle heading east crossed the center line ...