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.
To view the case summaries, select one of the general topics listed below.
Spleen v. Rogers Group, Inc.
548 So.2d 740, 14 Fla. L. Week. 1993, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Aug 24, 1989)
Claimant injured when assaulted by co-employee. Court
determined that accident was compensable within the
course and scope of claimant's employment where the
claimant was not the aggressor where the employment
placed the workers in close proximity, the workers'
personal relationship originated at work, and the piece
of lumber used in the assault was an implement of
employment. Court determined that employment was a
contributing factor that facilitated the assault and
accordingly the accident was compensable.The general
rule in workers' compensation law is that in marginal
cases the result favoring the claimant is preferred.
(see Statutory Change)
