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TWIN CITY FIRE INS. CO. v. LEIJA

No. 1 CA-CV 16-0174.

403 P.3d 587 (2017)

TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Appellee, v. Graciela LEIJA, Defendant/Counter-Claimant/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

FILED August 31, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC, Phoenix, By Donald L. Myles, Jr. , Jefferson T. Collins , Lori L. Voepel , Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Appellee.

Robbins & Curtin, PLLC, Phoenix, By Joel B. Robbins , Anne E. Findling , Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Claimant/Appellant.

Ahwatukee Legal Office, PC, Phoenix, By David L. Abney , Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Claimant/Appellant

Presiding Judge Diane M. Johnsen delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Judge Patricia K. Norris and Judge Jay M. Polk joined.

OPINION

¶ 1 Under Arizona law, an injured worker who accepts workers' compensation benefits cannot sue the employer. The worker may sue others responsible for his or her injuries, but the law grants the employer's insurance carrier a lien against any recovery. We hold in this case that when a worker settles a claim...

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