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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Above All Drywall v. Shearer
651 So.2d 195
Court determined that JCC erred in determining that
claimant's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou
Gehrig's Disease) was related to claimant's minor
trauma on job. The opinions relied upon by the JCC to
support the finding of causation did not appear
credible in light of substantial evidence that there is
no known cause of ALS. Case remanded for further
proceedings. The JCC did not adequately explain why
the opinions of an osteopath and a neurologist with a
general practice were accepted over the opinions of
other experts. Rejection of employer/carrier's expert
opinions by JCC were not legally sound where the
rejection was based on the fact that the
employer/carrier had called the expert witness and had
paid a large fee for testimony. Dissenting opinion.