Rowland v. Great States Insurance

PELANDER, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellees/cross-appellants Great States Insurance Company and Patti Marsillo (collectively, Great States) included independent medical examination (IME) expenses in Great States’s workers’ compensation lien against appellant/cross-appellee Lane Rowland’s third-party tort settlement. Rowland objected and sued Great States on various theories. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Great States but denied its request for attorney’s fees. The court also denied Rowland’s subsequent motion to amend his complaint to include a claim for declaratory relief. Rowland…