| Case Digest |
Respondent’s client received worker’s compensation benefits. Respondent initiated a third party civil action on behalf of his client and obtained a settlement. The insurance carrier claimed and maintained a subrogation interest in the settlement proceeds. Respondent failed to notify the insurance carrier he had settled the civil case. Pursuant to the abbreviated procedure, formal charges were dismissed. A letter of concern was sent to Respondent advising him that his failure to notify the insurance carrier of the civil case settlement for over one year was a “technical” violation of the notice provision of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15(b). |
