J. JONES, Justice.
This Industrial Commission appeal deals with the extent of subrogation rights of an employer or its surety. The claimant, Rubio Izaguirre, settled with a third-party tortfeasor following a work-related automobile accident. His employer and surety asserted a right of subrogation against the entirety of that settlement, minus only a deduction for attorney fees and costs. Izaguirre argued that subrogation rights should extend only to damages that workers...
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