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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Cortina v. State of Florida-Department of HRS

30 FLW D1094

Court upheld the constitutionality of Section 440.13(5)(e), Florida Statutes, which excludes certain expert medical opinions from evidence that are not from an authorized treating provider, an independent medical examiner, or an appointed expert medical advisor. Court pointed out that it had consistently recognized and upheld the Legislature’s prerogative as to evidentiary issues in workers’ compensation cases.