Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Roca

NESBITT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order granting distribution on a worker’s compensation lien. We reverse.

The employee sustained a compensable injury to his leg on July 24, 1980, while employed by Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Winn-Dixie). Approximately three weeks later, while returning from a medical examination related to the injury, the employee sustained a second compensable injury to his leg as the result of an automobile accident. The employee’s claim against the alleged tortfeasor involved in the accident was ultimately settled for $75,000. Winn-Dixie, a self-insurer, filed a…