Denton v. EBI Companies

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant and his employer’s compensation insurer (EBI) both appeal from an order distributing proceeds of a third party action. Claimant suffered a compensable injury January 24,1978, when one leg was amputated above the knee and the other was crushed by machinery while he was working for Northside Lumber Company. He filed products liability actions against two manufacturers of equipment involved in the accident. By July, 1981, both actions were settled for a total of $275,000.

EBI, as the. paying agency, claimed a lien on the settlement proceeds pursuant to…