H & S Citrus, Inc. v. Revels

JOANOS, Judge.

The employer/carrier (E/C) appeals a deputy commissioner’s (DC) order awarding $13,000.00 in attorney’s fees. We reverse.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the E/C accepted Revels as permanently totally disabled (PTD) within twenty one days after notice of the claim as provided in Section 440.34(1), Florida Statutes (1977). Mr. Lloyd, attorney for Revels, filed a claim for PTD benefits on December 30, 1980, but Revels had not reached MMI at that time. In a letter written on January 27, 1981 to the E/C’s attorney, Dr. Turmail, the authorized treating physician, stated, “I think…