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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Fred Teitelbaum Const., Inc. v. Morris

489 So.2d 1241, 11 Fla. L. Week. 1390, (Fla.App. 1 Dist., Jun 20, 1986)

The Deputy Commissioner cannot award penalties for non-payment of a medical bill previously ordered payable by the deputy commissioner. Penalties do not apply to the late payment of sums which are not awarded directly to the claimant.Deputy commissioner has no jurisdiction to assess penalty for failure to pay outstanding medical bill as awarded in previous order. Penalties specifically have been held not to apply to late payment of sums which are not awarded directly to a claimant.