Auto-Owners Insurance v. Amoco Production Co.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether plaintiff, a no-fault insurer, is entitled to invoke the doctrine of equitable subrogation in order to receive full reimbursement from defendant, an employer that is self-insured for worker’s compensation, for medical expenses that plaintiff paid on behalf of its insured, an employee of defendant who was injured during the course of his employment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the finding of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (wcac) that plaintiff’s reimbursement was limited by the cost containment rules in the Worker’s Disability…