Florida Power & Light Co. v. Huwer

This is an appeal by the defendant Florida Power and Light Company [hereinafter “FP & L”] from an adverse final judgment in a negligence action. The sole point raised on appeal is that the trial court erred *490in denying FP & L’s motion to amend its answer to include the affirmative defense of the workers’ compensation exclusivity bar to the instant suit. We disagree and affirm based on the following briefly stated legal analysis.

First, it is undisputed that FP & L paid the plaintiff Carolyn Sue Huwer [hereinafter “Huwer”] workers’ compensation benefits in the amount of $35,392.40 for an injury…