( July 2, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — In cases consolidated on appeal, a Louisiana appellate court affirmed a workers’ compensation judge’s judgment in favor of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) that awarded $247,928.35 in reimbursement against the borrowing employer of a travel nurse claiming workers’ compensation benefits for an injury at the borrowing employer’s hospital, finding that the hospital, which is self-insured, is “ultimately responsible for paying the claim” and that LIGA, “the payor of last resort, is entitled to full reimbursement” from the self-insured hospital....