Comp Carrier Can't File Complaint for Worker to Satisfy Lien

A divided Pennsylvania appellate court panel ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not intervene and file a complaint on behalf of an injured employee seeking damages out of which it can satisfy its statutory lien. Case: Loftus v. Decker, No. 611 WDA 2021, 03/10/2022, published. Facts: Michele Loftus worked as a bus driver for an employer with workers’ compensation coverage from the Eastern Alliance Insurance Group. She sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident that was purportedly caused by Katrina Decker. Eastern paid Loftus $196,093.34 in workers'...