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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Mt. Sinai Medical Center v. Samuels

453 So.2d 82, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Jul 03, 1984)

Court affirmed deputy commissioner's finding of bad faith in the award of attorney's fees against employer/carrier. Competent and substantial evidence supported the finding that the employer/carrier had knowledge of the claimant's need for further medical attention and failed in their duty to pursue and investigate actively and impeditiously their obligation to pay benefits. The employer/carrier's duty to investigate was present regardless of whether the need for medical care was received from an unauthorized physician.It is error for the deputy commissioner to deny the admissibility of medical bills based upon the fact that the bills do not comply with the statutory medical fee schedule. Whether the bills correspond to the fee schedule is immaterial as that matter will be handled administratively under Section 440.13(3)(a) F.S.A good faith work search is essential to an award of temporary partial disability.