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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RCI SE Services Divison/Aetna Cas. & Sur. v. Sisson

527 So.2d 824, 13 Fla. L. Week. 1584 13 FLW 1631, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Feb 16, 1988)

Court ruled that audiologist was not competent to testify as to the reasons for a claimant's loss of hearing. An audiologist does not have to be a medical doctor to render opinions on reasons for hearing loss. However in this instance the audiologist was not qualified as an expert to render an opinion in this regard. Dissenting opinion.Where reversable error is committed with respect to the admission or exclusion of material evidence the matter should be reversed with directions to provide a new hearing. Dissenting opinion.