Employer Had Absolute Right to Intervene in Worker's Tort Suit

A Georgia employer who paid benefits to an employee had an unconditional right to intervene in the employee's third-party tort action, the Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Kroger v. Taylor, No. A12A1765, 03/12/2013, published.Facts: Betty Taylor, an employee of the Kroger Co., sustained injuries when she was struck by a pallet jack in February 2009. At the time, Kroger was a qualified self-insurer under the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act. Kroger paid Taylor more than $26,000 in worker's compensation benefits for her injuries.In February 2011, just before the two-year anni...