Showing posts with label lawsuit proceeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lawsuit proceeds. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2010

Federal mine inspector, tragedy led to misery

Article Title: For mine inspector, tragedy led to misery
Snippet of Article: "...Labor Department required him to repay the workers' comp program for what it had laid out for his medical care and lost wages, minus "reasonable attorney fees and court costs." The reason? The Federal Employees' Compensation Act, supported by long-established case law, mandates that beneficiaries of litigation against a third party must reimburse the federal government before getting their share of the lawsuit's proceeds...."


Source: www.sltrib.com

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