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C & L Trucking v. Corbitt
546 So.2d 1185, 14 Fla. L. Week. 1837, (Fla.App. 5 Dist., Aug 03, 1989)
Carrier failed to file notice of payment of compensation as required by statute in the third party action. The question in this case is whether the failure to file such a notice precludes recovery from the third party tortfeasor or precludes equitable distribution in the settlement proceeds received by the claimant. Court said in this case that the failure to file such a lien does not preclude recovery since the third party tortfeasor and the claimant had notice of the interest of the workers' compensation carrier. The failure of the claimant to notify the carrier of the filing of a lawsuit will operate to bar the plaintiff from raising a defense that the carrier failed to file the lien in the third party action.