Employer's Indemnitor Could Pursue Subrogation Claim Against Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery

A company that indemnified an employer for the costs of a worker’s claim could assert the employer’s subrogation right against a recovery the worker later obtained from a third-party tortfeasor, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled. Case: Shaw v. SMS Assist, No. 2223, 01/03/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Rachel Shaw worked at the Family Dollar store in Temple Hills. She slipped and fell on a wet floor while at work in January 2012. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, which she eventually settled in exchange for a payment of $45,596.20. T...