Wood v. Weldon

MARTIN, Judge.

Defendant Interstate Insurance Company/Harbor Specialty Insurance Company appeals from an order reducing its workers’ compensation lien on the proceeds of a settlement received by plaintiff Donna W. Wood as damages for the wrongful death of her husband, Timothy Joe Wood. Plaintiff cross-appeals, contending the trial court should have extinguished defendant’s lien altogether.

The record discloses that Timothy Joe Wood, a tow truck operator employed by Bowles Automotive, Inc. (“Bowles”), was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Monique Nicole Weldon on 1 April 1999 while he was…