Hagen v. Venem

WAHL, Justice.

Employer-relators in these two cases sought review by certiorari of decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals construing provisions of Minn.Stat. § 176.061, subd. 6 (1984). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm except insofar as an agreement of the parties affects future credit in the Hirt case.

The eases require us to determine for the first time the proper valuation of structured settlements entered into between an injured employee and a third-party tort-feasor for the purposes of calculating the amount of an employer’s reimbursement and future credits under…