Supreme Court Orders Recalculation of Comp Lien

The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a trial court erred in calculating a workers’ compensation lien for an insurance carrier that had paid both workers’ compensation and underinsured motorist benefits to a widow. Case: Luze v. New FB Co., No. 29073-PJD, 12/09/2020, published. Facts: Charles Luze worked for the New FB Co. He died in a car accident in September 2014 while driving a truck for his employer. The accident occurred because James Miller had ignored a stop sign and driven his semi through an intersection at highway speeds. At the time of the accident, New FB maint...