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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Lewis v. Town & Country Auto Body Shop
447 So.2d 403, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Mar 21, 1984)
Opinions of medical experts are not conclusive and may be disregarded by the deputy commissioner in favor of lay testimony. In this case the court indicated that the deputy commissioner could disregard the medical testimony and accept the claimant's testimony as sufficent to authorize another orthopedic physician to examine and treat the claimant.MMI is the date after which recovery or lasting improvement can no longer reasonably be anticipated and remedial treatment may not be awarded for the period following MMI. Claimant is entitled as a matter of right in the absence of a specific finding that he has reached MMI to have medical care provided by the employer. If the authorized physician declines to see him further claimant is entitled to have another physician authorized to provide such medical care.
