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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Globe Sec. v. Pringle

559 So.2d 720, 15 Fla. L. Week. D1024, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Apr 16, 1990)

As a result of a compensable accident the claimant sustained personal injuries as well as causing complications in the pregnancy of a claimant and the eventual premature delivery of her child. Court awarded reasonable medical expenses associated with the complications arising during the mother's pregnancy. However postnatal expenses for the care and treatment of the child were denied. Once the child is born the child is no longer considered an integral part of the employee/mother and since benefits are payable only to the employee or on behalf of the employee such treatment of the child after birth is not payable. The court indicated that the child would be able to bring a civil cause of action in tort in her own right for the prenatal injuries resulting from the mother's accident.