AMERICAN MUT. INS. CO. v. DECKER

Nos. 86-851, 86-1717, 86-2774 and 86-2866.

518 So.2d 315 (1987)

AMERICAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jacob DECKER, Jr., Appellee. VINCO PLASTERING & DRYWALL, and Florida Employers' Insurance Service Corporation, Appellants, v. William P. MAHAN, M.D., and W.P. Mahan, M.D., P.A.; and Joe Harris and Linda Harris, Appellees. UNDERWRITERS' ADJUSTING CO./THE FAMILY MART, Appellants, v. Aaron SCHNEIDER, M.D., and A. Schneider, M.D., P.A., Humana, Inc., D/B/a Sunbay Community Hospital and Sunbay Community Medical Staff, Inc., Florida Patients Compensation Fund, and Billy Joe Hicks, Appellees. FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. HUMANA OF FLORIDA, INC., d/b/A Sun Bay Community Hospital; Sun Bay Community Hospital Medical Staff, Inc.; Aaron Schneider, M.D.; A. Schneider, M.D., P.A.; Florida Patients Compensation Fund; Laurence J. Reilly and Mary Ann Reilly, Husband and Wife, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Olsen of Miller & Olsen, Tampa, for appellant American Mut. Ins. Co.

Jonathan L. Alpert and Peter J. Grilli of Alpert, Josey, Freemon & Grilli, Tampa, for appellee Jacob Decker, Jr.

H. George Kagan of Miller, Hodges, Kagan & Chait, P.A., Deerfield Beach, and G.W. Jacobs of Harkavy, Moxley, Mitchell, Stewart & Jacobs, P.A., Sarasota, for appellants Vinco Plastering & Drywall, and Florida Employers' Ins. Corp.

James C. Blecke and Susan S. Lerner, Miami, for appellees Mahans.

No appearance for appellees Harrises.

Peter H. Dubbeld of Peter H. Dubbeld, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellants Underwriters' Adjusting Co./The Family Mart.

Nelly N. Khouzam of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees Aaron Schneider, M.D., and A. Schneider, M.D., P.A.

A. Broaddus Livingston and Jeffrey Lewis of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith, Cutler & Kent, P.A., Tampa, for appellees Humana, Inc., d/b/a Sunbay Community Hosp. and Sunbay Community Hosp. Medical Staff, Inc.

No appearance for Hicks.

Robert L. Dietz and Kevin S. Cannon of Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando, for appellant Florida Power Corp.

Rodney W. Morgan of Shear, Newman, Hahn & Rosenkranz, P.A., Tampa, for appellee Florida Patients Compensation Fund.

No appearance for appellees Laurence J. Reilly and Mary Ann Reilly, husband and wife.


FRANK, Judge.

The above-styled matters were consolidated for consideration and disposition because of a common question of law stemming from the interaction of section 768.50, the statute regulating collateral sources of benefits in medical malpractice litigation, and section 440.39, the statute permitting workers' compensation payments to be recovered from a third party tortfeasor. In each of these cases the appellants — employers and workers' compensation...

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