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We at DiRusso & DiRusso have been helping those in our area with legal
need for the past 23 years. Located near Mount Airy, North Carolina,
we are grateful for the citizens of Surry County for consistently
choosing us for legal representation. Our staff takes pride in this
distinction and we believe it is wise that our clients chose local
counsel.

Unlike firms in the larger cities, it is important to us that our
clients speak directly with DiRusso and DiRusso, not assistants or
paralegals. This local touch extends to our knowledge of the local
employers, local court officials, and local employers. It is of upmost
importance that we are available to you and sensitive to the needs of
the area.

In addition to being local, we also have the expertise and resources
to advocate for you, no matter who you're going against. We at DiRusso
and DiRusso are here to listen compassionately about the difficult
time you may be having, while also being solution-oriented. Our
attorneys are dedicated to representing their clients, and nobody
else. We will provide you with current rules, cases, and codes to keep
you up to date with the law.

Call us today to speak with an attorney regarding your case. Your
initial consultation concerning Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, and Workers' Compensation is always free.

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Workers’ Compensation Subrogation of Administrative Fees and Costs

When a worker covered by workers’ compensation makes a claim against a third party, the workers’ compensation insurance retains the right to subrogate against any recovery from that third party for all benefits paid to or on behalf of a claimant injured at work. When subrogating for more than basic medical and indemnity benefits, the Texas workers’ compensation subrogation statute provides that “the net amount recovered by a claimant in a third‑party action shall be used to reimburse the carrier for benefits, including medical benefits that have been paid for the compensable injury.” TX Labor Code § 417.002.

In fact, all 50 states provide for similar subrogation. However, none of them precisely outlines which payments or costs paid by a compensation carrier constitute “compensation” and can be recovered. The result is industry-wide confusion and an ongoing debate and argument with claimants’ attorneys over what can and can’t be included in a carrier’s lien for recovery purposes.

In addition to medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages and loss of earning capacity resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, rehabilitation benefits, nurse case worker fees, and other similar fees. They also incur other expenses in conjunction with the handling and adjusting of workers’ compensation claims. Workers’ compensation carriers typically assert, of course, that, they are entitled to reimbursement for such expenditures when it recovers its workers’ compensation lien. Injured workers and their attorneys disagree.

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