Carrier Waived Right to Subrogate Against Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery

A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier had waived its right to reimbursement for the benefits it had paid to an oil rig worker from the worker’s third-party recovery. Case: Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Trahan, No. 14-17-00528-CV, 08/21/2018, published. Facts: Buddy Trahan worked for Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling. He suffered injuries in an April 2010 while working onboard the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of his injuries, Transocean was operating the oil platform pursuant to a contract with BP. The contract required Transocean t...