Comp Carrier Can Assert Lien Against UIM Benefits Paid Under Worker's Personal Auto Policy

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the proceeds of a deceased worker’s personal underinsured motorist policy were subject to a subrogation lien by his employer’s workers’ compensation carrier. Case: Walker v. K&W Cafeterias, No. COA21-335, 04/05/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: In May 2012, Robert Lee Walker was driving a vehicle owned by his employer, K&W Cafeterias, when he was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident in Dillon, South Carolina. Walker’s widow filed a claim for death benefits under the North Carolina Workers&rsquo...