Lea County Good Samaritan Village v. Wojcik

OPINION

DONNELLY, Chief Judge.

The New Mexico Subsequent Injury Fund appeals from a judgment apportioning liability between the Fund and Lea County Good Samaritan Village and its insurance carrier, Zurich-American, for worker’s compensation benefits payable to claimant. We discuss: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying the Fund a reduction for monies previously paid to claimant in settlement of a claim for a worker’s prior injury involving the same bodily member or function; (2) whether the trial court’s findings involving medical expenses paid by an employer and its carrier on behalf of…