In this workers' compensation appeal, we hold that an injured worker who settles his common law tort claim against a third party, with his employer having knowledge of the specific terms of settlement and an opportunity to enforce its subrogation rights, is not barred from proceeding with his workers' compensation claim.
In 1987, Harold Ray Wood was diagnosed as suffering from stage one asbestosis...
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