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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Sunshine Plumbing v. Benecke
558 So.2d 162, 15 Fla. L. Week. D713, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Mar 14, 1990)
Claimant injured back. Three years after settlement of case he fell injuring his neck. The allegation was that the subsequent accident was caused by the claimant's leg giving way because of the first accident. JCC found second injury compensable. Judge's decision reversed on appeal. In determining whether the subsequent injury was compensable the test is twofold:1) was the second accident related to the initial compensable accident and if so2) was there an intervening cause which broke the chain of causation such as the claimant's own negligence. In this case there was no competent and substantial evidence demonstrating a causal connection between the claimant's original injury and the subsequent accident.The only evidence was the claimant's testimony that his leg periodically gave way as a result of the first accident. This alone is not sufficient to establish a causal connection.
