Insurance Provider Timely Asserts Claim for Reimbursement

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals revived an insurance provider's claim for reimbursement from a widow's wrongful death settlement. Timothy Tumlin worked for L&C General Contractors Inc. He died as a result of a work-related accident in March 2019. L&C filed a declaratory judgment action to determine the amount of benefits it was required to pay Tumlin's widow under the state Workers’ Compensation Act. L&C settled with the widow for $65,000, and a trial judge entered a judgment accordingly in December 2020. Meanwhile, the widow filed a wrongful...