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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Chavarria v. Selugal Clothing, Inc.

28 FLW D371

En Banc opinion. JCC, as a trier of fact, chose to give credit to portions of certain expert testimony over portions of other expert testimony. Appellant argued that JCC failed to provide adequate reasons for acceptance of one set of doctors' opinions over those of others. Court determined that the JCC in rendering an opinion awarding or denying benefits need make only such findings of ultimate material facts upon which he or she relied, as are sufficient justification to show the basis of an award and need not explain precisely why testimony of one witness is accepted and that of another is rejected so long as it does not appear that JCC ignored or overlooked contrary testimony. JCC's decision accepting the testimony of one doctor over the testimony of another approved by the appellate court where it could not be said that the JCC ignored or overlooked the rejected opinion testimony. Dissenting opinion.