Does an employer who receives reimbursement for benefits paid prior to settlement of a third party suit lose their right to credit?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 53 Cal.App.4th 579, 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 794 (Cal. App. 1997):

An employer who receives reimbursement for benefits paid prior to settlement of a third party suit does not thereby lose its statutory right to credit. (Hodge v. Workers'

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