3rd-Party Recovery Can't Be Used as Credit for Future Medical Expenses

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an employer cannot seek reimbursement for future medical expenses from the proceeds of an employee’s recovery from a third-party tortfeasor, if the total recovery exceeds the amount of benefits that the employer has already paid. Case: Whitmoyer v. WCAB (Mountain Country Meats), No. 52 MAP 2017, 06/19/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Craig Whitmoyer suffered an on-the-job injury while working for Mountain Country Meats in January 1993. The injury resulted in the amputation of his right arm, at the forearm. Whitmo...