Cases
Workers' Compensation
Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.
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Dearing v. Reese
519 So.2d 761, 13 Fla. L. Week. 408, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Feb 10, 1988)
Defenses of assumption of risk and comparative
negligence are barred if the employer fails to obtain
workers' compensation insurance. In negligence action
against employer without workers' compensation coverage
claimant filed action against employer for failure to
provide a safe place to work. The issue of negligence
in this instance was an issue of fact for the jury to
determine and court ruled that it was error for
directed verdict to be entered in favor of employer
when there was some evidence of negligence.