Bussert v. Holley

In this workers’ compensation case, the appellant appeals from an Order of Equitable Distribution. The appellant settled a negligence action against the third party defendant which arose from injuries the appellant suffered in a rear-end automobile accident that occurred while the appellant was driving a school bus in the course of her employment. The appellant then moved for equita*1147ble distribution pursuant to section 440.39, Florida Statutes (1993). The appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to limit the lienor’s recovery to the amount of the appellant’s net tort recovery…