Cothran v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

JUSTICE FEW :

*920 **546 Section 38-77-144 of the South Carolina Code (2015) provides that no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) insurance coverage "is not subject to a setoff." This appeal requires us to consider whether section 38-77-144 prohibits an automobile insurance carrier from reducing its obligation to pay PIP benefits to its insured by the amount of workers' compensation benefits the insured received for medical expenses. We hold that it does.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Wadette Cothran incurred approximately $40,000 in medical expenses from injuries she received in an automobile…