City of Miami v. Korostishevski

DAVIS, Judge.

The City of Miami Beach and Johns Eastern Co., Inc. (E/C) have appealed a non-final order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) finding compensability of the claimant’s hernia and liver cancer conditions. We affirm the finding of compensability as to the hernia and affirm the alternate finding of responsibility for treatment of the cancer condition, with the limitation expressed below.

In April 1991, Roman Korostishevski had worked for the City of Miami for 13 years maintaining tennis courts. His duties throughout that time involved loading and unloading 80-lb. bags of tennis…