Caravasios v. M. W. Spates Construction

BARKDULL, Judge.

Katherine Caravasios, an employee of the Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Authority, was injured on the job. Both she and her husband sued the two construction companies who were then working on the premises. The husband claimed medical expenses; Katherine did not. Ultimately, the jury returned a verdict of $160,000.00 in favor of Katherine and $0 in favor of her late husband’s estate. Katherine settled for $150,-000.00 to avoid an appeal.

Old Republic, the worker’s compensation carrier for the Water & Sewer Authority, filed its motion for equitable distribution, seeking half of the…