Legal Opinion
Alexsis, Inc. v. Bryk
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 1, 1985No. 84-423PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANSTEAD, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a trial court’s order allowing for payment and proration of attorneys’ fees and costs between a workers’ compensation carrier and an injured employee out of the proceeds of a third party tort claim and before any payment of the carrier’s compensation lien is made. We affirm the decision of the trial court upon the authority of Division of Risk Management v. McDonald, 436 So.2d 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).
We recognize that it is difficult to reconcile the precise language of the statute in question, section 440.39(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1981),1 with…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Ben Franklin Ins. Co. v. HallDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- RISK MANAGEMENT SERV. INC. v. ScottDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Aetna Ins. Co. v. NormanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- STATE, DIV. OF RISK MANAGEMENT v. McDonaldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Hewitt, Coleman & Associates v. GrattanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
3Cited by3 opinions
- Coon v. Continental Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1987
- C & T Erectors, Inc. v. CaseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Continental Insurance Co. v. CoonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986