Vellucci v. Miller

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge.

This case involves the issue of how much of a partial settlement from a third-party liability lawsuit a plaintiff must pay to his workers’ compensation insurance carrier as reimbursement. Defendant workers’ compensation carrier, Ohio Casualty Insurance Company1 (“Ohio Casualty”), says that Plaintiff, Frank A. Vellucci, owes Ohio Casualty the full amount of a settlement that he recently received in his third-party liability lawsuit. Mr. Vellucci agrees that he owes Ohio Casualty something, but argues that he owes less than the entire…