Carrier Can Subrogate Against Employee's Recovery of UIM Benefits

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Act expressly allows employers and workers’ compensation carriers to assert subrogation liens against benefits paid to employees under uninsured motorist policies. John Henry worked for Horizon Services Inc. He suffered injuries in a car accident while in the course and scope of his employment in 2015. Henry received some $584,000 in workers’ compensation benefits from Horizon and its insurance carrier, Eastern Alliance Insurance Co. He also pursued damages from the motorist at fault for the a...