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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Eller v. Shova

630 So.2d 537 (Fla. 1993)

Statutory amendment raising degree of negligence necessary to maintain civil cause of action against a "policy making" co-employee from gross negligence to culpable negligence determined by court to be constitutional. The statutory change did not abolish a cause of action and workers' compensation provides a reasonable alternative. Accordingly, the amendment does not violate the access to court provisions of the Florida constitution. Cause of action filed by husband of a convenience store manager who had been killed during a robbery alleging negligence on the part of the chairman of the board, president, and regional manager of the convenience store in failing to equip the store with adequate security was properly dismissed.