United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Fox

GUDGEL, Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression respecting the effect which the Kentucky Supreme Court’s adoption of the doctrine of comparative negligence may have upon the statutory subrogation rights of workers’ compensation insurers under KRS 342.700(1). Appellant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (USF & G), a workers’ compensation insurer, contends that the Jefferson Circuit Court erred in calculating the amount which USF & G was entitled to recover against a tortfeasor by way of subro-gation pursuant to KRS 342.700(1). We perceive no error in the court’s…