Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Urness

Petitioners seek review of a third-party distribution order of the Workers’ Compensation Board issued under ORS 656.593(3).1 They contend that the Board abused its discretion in determining a “just and proper” distribution of the settlement proceeds because it failed to consider and apply the policies of the Workers’ Compensation Law. We affirm.

This case is before us for the third time; the facts are set forth in Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. v. Golden, 116 Or App 64, 840 P2d 1362 (1992), rev den 315 Or 442 (1993). Theresa Lester died in a job-related accident while working for Oregon Asphalt…