RSA 281-A:13 Liability of Third Person.

I. (a) An injured employee, in addition to the benefits of this chapter, may obtain damages or benefits from or proceed at law or otherwise against another person to recover damages or benefits if:
(1) An injury for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter has been sustained; and
(2) The circumstances of the injury create in another person a legal liability to pay damages in respect thereto, or a contractual obligation to pay benefits under the uninsured motorist provision of any motor vehicle insurance policy; and
(3) The action has not been barred under RSA 281-A:8.
(b) The employer, or the employer's insurance carrier, shall have a lien on the amount of damages or benefits recovered by the employee, less the expenses and costs of