Section 3709 Of Article 1. Insurance And Security From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. If, as a result of such action for damages, a judgment is
obtained against the employer, any compensation awarded, paid, or
secured by the employer shall be credited against the judgment. The
court shall allow as a first lien against such judgment the amount of
compensation paid by the director from the Uninsured Employers Fund
pursuant to Section 3716.
Such judgment shall include a reasonable attorney's fee fixed by
the court. The director, as administrator of the Uninsured Employers
Fund, shall have a first lien against any proceeds of settlement in
such action, before or after judgment, in the amount of compensation
paid by the director from the Uninsured Employers Fund pursuant to
Section 3716.
No satisfaction of a judgment in such action, in whole or in part,
shall be valid as against the director without giving the director
notice and a reasonable opportunity to perfect and satisfy his lien.