City of Tampa v. Norton

THREADGILL, Chief Judge.

The appellants, the City of Tampa and Alexsis Risk Management Services, Inc., challenge an order which awards interest to the appellee, William Norton, for purposes of offsetting the amount of a workers’ compensation hen. The appellants contend the trial court erred as a matter of law in entering such an award. We agree and reverse.

In 1991, while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related injury, Norton, an employee of the city of Tampa, was further injured in an automobile accident caused by a third-party. Though Norton attempted to claim additional…