Interstate Brands Corp./Broadspire v. Blanco

In this workers’ compensation case, the Employer/Carrier (E/C) appeals an order awarding attorney’s fees and costs to Claimant’s counsel. We reverse based on Interior Custom Concepts v. Slovak, 969 So.2d 1095 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).

Background

Claimant was injured in an industrial accident on May 5, 1997, and administratively accepted as permanently and totally disabled in 1999. The E/C paid permanent total disability (PTD) benefits and PTD supplemental benefits until January 10, 2008, when those benefits stopped without explanation. Claimant filed a petition for benefits on March 25, 2008,…