RISER v. HARTFORD INS. CO.

No. 3D07-808.

971 So.2d 878 (2007)

Barbara RISER, as Court Appointed Guardian of Hugo Vargas, Appellant, v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sutton & Montoto and John R. Sutton; Jay M. Levy, Miami, for appellant.

Joseph P. D'Ambrosio, Boca Raton, for appellee.

Before COPE and WELLS, JJ., and FLETCHER, Senior Judge.


WELLS, Judge.

Barbara Riser, the court appointed guardian for Hugo Vargas, appeals from an order awarding interest to The Hartford Insurance Company, a workers' compensation insurance carrier, on its pro rata share of a settlement recovery secured by Vargas. Because the carrier was only entitled to a pro rata share of the interest actually earned by Vargas on the settlement proceeds, not interest on the settlement proceeds calculated at the statutory rate, we reverse...

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