ARNOLD, J.S.C.
The issue presented by these motions is whether an employer who has paid worker's compensation benefits to a covered employee is entitled to a lien under N.J.S.A. 34:15-40 in an action by the employee against an attorney for failing to prosecute a third-party claim. This question has not yet been decided in any reported decision in this State.
In June 1979, Clyde Dronebarger was injured while employed by Johns-Manville when a scooter...
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