SMITH, Judge.
This is a subrogation action under OCGA § 34-9-11.1(b). When an employer pays workers' compensation benefits and the injured worker also recovers damages from a third-party tortfeasor, this statute creates a lien in favor of the employer against the worker's tort recovery. We must determine the effect of a settlement between the injured worker and the tortfeasor on the employer's subrogation lien.
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