MacAluso v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Presiding Judge.

This case presents the question of whether a worker who has requested but not yet received workers’ compensation benefits may settle a third-party claim without the approval of the Industrial Commission.

The facts are undisputed. On June 18, 1991, Anthony Macaluso was injured in an automobile accident while in the course of his employment with Anderson Studios. Because Anderson Studios was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance, Macaluso’s October 1991 claim for compensation was assigned to the Industrial Commission’s No Insurance Section. The…