Sherman v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

CALABRIA, Judge.

Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Companion”), the workers’ compensation insurance carrier for Jane Constance Sherman’s (“plaintiff’) employer, appeals the 3 June 2002 order of the Superior Court reducing its workers’ compensation lien to $55,667.00 and ordering Companion to pay $56,602.00 to plaintiff’s attorneys. We find no abuse of discretion in the reduction of the lien, and conclude the trial court properly ordered Companion to pay a portion of the litigation costs. Accordingly, we affirm the order of the Superior Court.

On 15 November 1999, plaintiff was…