Thanh Le v. Kurt Manufacturing

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation matter, we consider under what circumstances an intervening health care provider, excluded from settlement negotiations between the employee and the employer/insurer, is entitled to full reimbursement of its claim. The compensation judge concluded that the employee and the employer/insurer did not negotiate the intervenor’s claim in good faith and therefore, the intervenor was entitled to full reimbursement of its claim. In a split decision, the Workers Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) affirmed, relying upon Brooks v. A.M.F., Inc.,…