Lusby v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

This workers’ compensation appeal is currently a dispute between two insurance companies about which one must recoup duplicate payments to medical providers. Liability to William Lusby (Claimant) is fully satisfied. The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) ruled in favor of Claimant’s private insurer, Highmark, now represented by Claimant’s lawyer. The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) ruled in favor of the workers’ compensation insurer. To resolve this dispute, we must decide whether Highmark’s sub-rogation lien was sufficiently established in prior proceedings…