JAVIER MANRIQUEZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES STEPHEN ADAMS et al, Defendants and Appellants. OPINION PERLUSS, P. J. - Javier Manriquez was injured in an automobile accident with James and Reba Adams. After Manriquez sued the Adamses his employer intervened in the suit to recover sums paid to Manriquez in workers' compensation benefits. The trial court awarded Manriquez $17,667. 76 in attorney fees pursuant to Labor Code section 3860, subdivision (c), fn. After Manriquez filed a lawsuit against the Adamses, Ace Property & Casualty Company (Ace), the workers' compensation insurance carrier for Manriquez's employer, intervened in the action, seeking reimbursement for workers' compensation benefits in the amount of $64,754 paid to Manriquez.

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