Zurich v. Weeden

ALTONAGA, CECILIA M„ Associate Judge.

This is an appeal of an order denying appellant, Zurich, U.S.’s Petition for Equitable Distribution, wherein Zurich sought to assert a workers’ compensation lien on settlement proceeds of a legal malpractice claim brought against attorneys who mishandled appellee, Judy Weeden’s third-party claim brought for injuries she sustained on the job. Because the trial court committed no error, we affirm.

On or about June 4, 1994, appellee, Judy Weeden, suffered back and neck injuries at her place of employment after slipping on a floor that had previously been…