Legal Opinion

Selecta Farms v. Martinez

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 23, 2000No. 1D99-4648PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

In this workers’ compensation case, the employer/carrier appeal an order awarding certain benefits to the claimant. We reverse the award of a psychiatric evaluation and possible treatment because nothing in the record links any need the claimant may have for this benefit to the claimant’s compensable injury. See, e.g., Claims Management, Inc. v. Drewno, 727 So.2d 395, 399 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (“As for his psychiatric conditions, claimant was also required to demonstrate his resultant mental conditions within a reasonable degree of medical certainty and by objective medical findings, with the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Claims Management, Inc. v. DrewnoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Kentucky Fried Chicken v. TylerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cromartie v. City of St. PetersburgDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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