Worker Can't Get Damages for Amount of Bills That LHWCA Carrier Paid at Reduced Rate

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker's recovery of damages for his medical care from a third-party tortfeasor cannot exceed the amount that his employer's Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act carrier actually paid for his treatment. Case: DePerrodil v. Bozovic Marine Inc., No. 16-30009, 11/17/2016, published. Facts: Robert dePerrodil worked as an oil field consultant for Petroleum Engineers Inc. PEI chartered a crew boat called the Thunderstar, which was owned and operated by Bozovic Marine, to take dePerrodil from Venice, Louisiana, ...