Chambers v. Geiger

The State of New Hampshire (the State), plaintiff’s employer, appeals a decision of the Superior Court (Mohl, J.) relating to plaintiff’s workers’ compensation and third-party tortfeasor claims. The decision excludes from the State’s statutory lien against plaintiff’s tort suit recovery the amount the State paid for plaintiff’s vocational rehabilitation. See RSA 281:14, I. The defendants were not affected by the trial court’s decision and assert no claim on appeal. At issue here is the interpretation of then-effective RSA 281:14, I. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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