A Florida appellate court overturned a judge’s determination that an employer was not entitled to recover the full amount of its lien against an injured worker's third-party settlement.
Regina Akins suffered a job-related injury while working for Captain D’s LLC and began receiving workers’ compensation benefits. She also filed a civil suit against a third-party tortfeasor that she eventually settled for a confidential sum.
After Akins settled her suit, Captain D’s requested reimbursement of the benefits it had paid.
Under Florida law, if an injured worker obtain...
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