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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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Sanders v. City of Orlando et al
33 FLW S707
Court determined that Article V courts have placed exclusive subject matter jurisdiction for workers’ compensation issues within the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation system. The JCC has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over disputed workers’ compensation claim matters. This includes the right to vacate or set aside compensation settlement agreement both prior to the 2001 legislation that amended Section 440.20(11), Florida Statutes, and subsequent thereto. Court determined that if the Legislature had intended for Section 440.20(11)(c), Florida Statutes, to constitute an exception to the exclusive jurisdiction of JCC’s to rule in workers’ compensation matters, he would have so stated in Section 440.11, Florida Statutes. The 2001 amendments did establish by the plain language and legislative intent of the changes that the JCC is no longer required to approve settlement agreements where the claimant is represented by an attorney. This provision does not in any way address whether our JCC retains jurisdiction to vacate or set aside a settlement of a represented workers’ compensation claimant. Dissenting opinion.