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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City of Tamarac v. Varellan
463 So.2d 479, 10 Fla. L. Week. 338, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Feb 07, 1985)
Court reversed finding of deputy commissioner finding that claimant had contracted hepatitis on job. Claimant gave history to doctor that he had swam in algae laden pool and based upon this history doctor determined that hepatitis was caused by this. However there was no evidence that the swimming pool was contaminated with hepatitis virus. In cases of an employee's suffering a disease as a result of a compensable accident distinguished from external occurrences the claimant must prove a causal connection by some clear evidence rather than showing it was logical or by a preponderance of the probabilities it arose from the employment.