TEXAS COURT MAKES IT EASIER FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CARRIER TO SETTLE DIRECTLY WITH THE TORTFEASOR AND AVOID PAYING ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO THE EMPLOYEE Sentry Casualty Company v. Bravin, 2024 WL 3083299 (Tex. App. 2024).
A new Texas Court of Appeals decision has clarified the process by which a workers’ compensation carrier can settle directly with a third-party tortfeasor and thereby avoid having to reduce its lien by a pro rata share of the employee’s…