The Phantom Offset: Employer Fault, Kangaroo Courts and Attacks on Texas Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
Texas workers’ compensation subrogation is governed by a comprehensive statutory framework that leaves little room for judicial discretion. A workers’ compensation carrier’s right to reimbursement is firmly established as a “first money” right, meaning that any recovery obtained from a third party must first be applied to reimburse the carrier for benefits paid before the…