{"id":147,"date":"2014-03-06T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.floridainjuryattorneysblawg.com\/?p=147"},"modified":"2017-04-11T17:23:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:23:29","slug":"um-pay-work-comp-lien-per-case-volk-v-gallopo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/um-pay-work-comp-lien-per-case-volk-v-gallopo\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Does Not Have to Pay a Work Comp Lien Per the Case of Volk v. Gallopo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gavelsmaller-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-148\" alt=\"gavelsmaller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gavelsmaller-1.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gavelsmaller-1.jpg 162w, https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gavelsmaller-1-159x120.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This firm maintains that it is critical to know if you have to repay a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1717058.html\">worker&#8217;s compensation lien<\/a>\u00a0from uninsured or underinsured motorist proceeds. \u00a0Per the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar_case?case=15046096553745406629&amp;q=Volk+V.+Gallopo&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=40006\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Volk V. Gallopo<\/span><\/a>, 585 So. 2d 1163.(Fla. 1st DCA 1991), a workers\u2019 compensation lien is only payable from the liability proceeds, not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1716980.html\">uninsured motorist proceeds<\/a>.\u00a0 See also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Laws\/Statutes\/2012\/440.39\">Florida Statutes, Sections 440.39 (3)(a) <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Laws\/Statutes\/2012\/627.727\">627.727(1)<\/a>.\u00a0 The only exception is where the UM paid its money to replace the liability proceeds so it can subrogate against the tortfeasor. \u00a0See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar_case?case=2752613744865354741&amp;q=Metrix+South+v.+Rose&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=40006\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Metrix South v. Rose<\/span><\/a>, 758 So. 2d 1259 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). \u00a0The applicable statutes presently in effect are included for ready reference. \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/um-pay-work-comp-lien-per-case-volk-v-gallopo\/#more-147\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This firm maintains that it is critical to know if you have to repay a worker&#8217;s compensation lien\u00a0from uninsured or underinsured motorist proceeds. \u00a0Per the case of Volk V. Gallopo, 585 So. 2d 1163.(Fla. 1st DCA 1991), a workers\u2019 compensation lien is only payable from the liability proceeds, not the uninsured motorist proceeds.\u00a0 See also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[29,4,30,31,32,33],"class_list":["post-147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motor-vehicle-accidents","category-workers-compensation","tag-florida-statutes","tag-lien","tag-underinsured-motorist","tag-uninsured-motorist","tag-work-comp","tag-workers-compensation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UM Does Not Have to Pay a Work Comp Lien Per the Case of Volk v. 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