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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Gulfstream Land & Development Corp. v. Wilkerson

420 So.2d 587, (Fla., Sep 23, 1982)

A parent corporation of a wholly owned subsidiary is not immunized from third party tort liability by virtue of its subsidiary having paid W/C benefits. Both the parent and subsidiary were covered by the same policy of W/C insurance which had been procured by the parent company. Employee of subsidiary injured and sought recovery from parent corp. after collecting W/C insurance coverage from subsidiary. Court ruled that there was a valid cause of action.