Evans & Dixon has pioneered Missouri law in subrogation rights. Our precedent-setting cases have established the right of the employer/workers' compensation insurance carrier to "effect" the subrogation recovery by its own legal efforts, avoiding the payment of any pro-rata share of the employee's attorney fees. Our efforts have gone a long way toward ensuring that the subrogation deduction for the employee's own comparative fault only applies to third-party cases tried to conclusion and not to settlements.

We serve the unique needs of clients who have concluded a Workers' Compensation case but still require legal protection and advice with regard to third-party civil liability claims in which they may have a subrogation interest. Our experience includes cases involving: