Fund Can't Collect Reimbursement From Tortfeasor in Excess of Subrogation Lien

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that the Statewide Insurance Fund could not demand reimbursement for payments made for a worker’s medical treatment from a third-party tortfeasor after the worker satisfied the subrogation lien. Case: Statewide Insurance Fund v. Owl Contracting, No. A-4669-15T2, 09/27/2017, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Daniel Hill worked for the County of Warren. He suffered injuries in a car accident involving a vehicle owned by Owl Contracting. Owl was performing construction services for Warren County pursuant to an agreem...