Opinion ID: 1914790
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Was The Offset Requested by The State Properly Granted?

Text: The third issue is whether the Superior Court erred by concluding that the State was entitled to offset any payments to be made to Chubb by the net recovery Chubb received, totaling $15,770.44, for his personal injury claim from the insurance company of the driver who injured him. Under 19 Del. C. § 2363(e), [a]ny recovery against [a] third party for damages resulting from personal injuries ... shall first reimburse the employer or its workers' compensation insurance carrier for any amounts paid or payable under the Workers' Compensation Act.... Therefore, the Board committed no legal error by granting the State's request that any payments made by it to Chubb be offset by Chubb's recovery for his personal injury claim.