City of Fernandina Beach v. School Board of Nassau County

BARFIELD, Judge.

Appellants assert that section 440.15(5), Florida Statutes (1979), as interpreted by this court in Structural Systems, Inc. v. Worthen, 463 So.2d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), bars apportionment of temporary disability and medical benefits between two carriers. This court has construed the statutory language otherwise, most recently in Flagship National Bank of Broward County v. Hinkle, 479 So.2d 828 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).

In Structural Systems, the court noted with apparent disapproval the possibility of the claimant engineering a windfall by reaching a washout settlement with the…