The Florida Supreme Court has refused to rule on a certified question as to whether a workers' compensation insurer that waits for a conclusion of a tort action before filing a statutory lien is entitled to an equitable lien.
The justices issued an answer in Summit Claims Management v. Lawyers Express Trucking,, No. SC05-2065, 11/22/06, to a certified question it accepted for review from the 4th District Court of Appeal:
"Whether a workers' compensation insurance carrier that failed to seek its statutory lien until after the tort action concluded, despite having actual knowledge of the pro...
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