State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. Parker

SAIF seeks judicial review of a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board that SAIF was liable for all future medical expenses on respondent’s claim, because it did not retain a reserve for estimated future medical expenses from the proceeds of a third-party claim pursuant to ORS GSGNQSllKc). 1 We affirm.

In October, 1977, claimant sustained a serious industrial accident. He elected to pursue his remedy against a third party (ORS 656.576 to 656.595) and was successful. Out of the gross settlement, SAIF deducted and paid: (a) attorney fees and costs incurred on the third-party claim; (b)…