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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S & A Plumbing v. Kimes
25 FLW D832
Competent and substantial evidence supported the
judge's determination that the claimant's neck and back
injuries were causally connected to a knee injury that
occurred on the job. Medical testimony based upon the
history given by the claimant and accepted by the JCC
was that because of his knee injury, he kept falling
resulting in injuries to his neck and back. Although
the claimant had a prior back injury, the evidence
supported the judge's determination that the prior back
injury had resolved and was not contributing to the
claimant's current condition.
Court upheld the constitutionality of Section
440.13(4)(c), Florida Statutes (1994) which allows for
ex parte communications between the employer/carrier
and the treating physicians without the presence of the
claimant's attorney. Court rejected claimant's
argument that such communications infringe upon the
privacy rights of the claimant. Court sustained JCC's
ruling that letter from counsel for employer/carrier to
treating doctor confirming ex parte communication was
admissible into evidence.
