Hultin v. Francis Harvey & Sons, Inc.

This appeal by a workers’ compensation insurance carrier arises from the way the proceeds from the settlement of a third-party negligence claim have been allocated between an injured insured employee and his spouse. The settlement was approved by a Superior Court judge pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 15.

*693The appellant, Transportation Insurance Co. (TIC),2 is the workers’ compensation insurer for the plaintiffs employer and, through it, for the plaintiff Ronald Hultin (Hultin), who on November 27, 1990, sustained serious and disabling injuries in the course of his employment while performing…