SAIF Corp. v. Wright

SAIF moved the Workers’ Compensation Board for an

“order requiring [claimant] and his attorney * * * to distribute to SAIF Corporation the sum of $36,324.24 as its [ORS 656.593] share of the (unapproved) third party settlement made in this matter.”

The Board denied the motion on the ground that, because SAIF had denied the underlying claim, it was not the “paying agency” and therefore is not entitled to share in the settlement under ORS 656.593(3). SAIF seeks review of the order. We conclude that the Board had no authority to rule on the motion.

Claimant was injured in an automobile accident…