LFI Fort Pierce, Inc. v. Acme Steel Buildings, Inc.

SAVOIE, Judge.

Plaintiffs, L.F.I. Fort Pierce, ' Inc. (“LFI”), and LFI’s workers’ compensation insurer, Ace American Insurance Company (“Ace”), appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Defendants, Acme Steel Buildings Inc. (“Acme”), and Acme’s liability insurer, United Fire and Casualty Company (“United Fire”), dismissing Plaintiffs’ tort and contract claims seeking reimbursement for workers’ compensation benefits paid, or to be paid, to an injured employee. The trial court found that (1) Acme was the statutory employer of the injured employee and therefore immune from Plaintiffs’ tort…