Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. Demock

OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice.

Appellant Casualty Reciprocal Exchange (“Casualty”) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee Julie Angela Demock (“Demoek”). The issue here is: Does a workers’ compensation carrier have a statutory subrogation right against the employee’s uninsured/underin-sured motorist insurance carrier after having recovered damages from the third-party tortfeasor?

The facts are undisputed and taken from Casualty’s brief. In the course and scope of her employment, Demock suffered severe injuries to her knee in a collision with Enriqueta Adame.…