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Special Disability Trust Fund v. Trail Tire Center
453 So.2d 462, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Jul 13, 1984)
The Special Disability Trust Fund has standing to contest the reasonableness of a settlement/washout entered into between employer/carrier and a claimant. This standing of the fund as to the reasonableness of a settlement exists notwithstanding the fact that the settlement may have been reasonable from the standpoint of the employer/carrier and the claimant. A claimant's life expectancy is the proper criteria to be used in determining a claimant's probability of death pursuant to Section 440.20(12)(b) F.S. The possibility of the claimant regaining his earning capacity is to be disregarded in this calculation.