Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Knighten

| iMARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this coneursus proceeding invoked by Allstate, the automobile liability insurer of a tortfeasor who caused disabling injuries to Knighten, an employee of Home Assistance Services, Inc., Knighten appeals a summary judgment awarding the Allstate policy proceeds [$10,000] to Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Corporation, the employer’s w.c. insurer, which had paid w.c. benefits and medical expenses exceeding $10,000 to or for Knighten after the March 9, 1994 accident.

In July 1994, LWCC notified Allstate of its position and its statutory lien rights as the w.c. insurer,…