Legal Opinion

Lias v. Anderson & Shah Roofing, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 5, 2004No. 1D03-0615PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.

Appellant fell from a ladder while working on a roof and was hospitalized. A test *600on a urine sample taken at the hospital revealed the presence of a metabolite of cocaine in Appellant’s body, but Employer/Carrier “was unable to ascertain whether claimant’s drug test was administered by a facility utilizing procedure which complies with the statute and administrative rules.” Lias v. Anderson & Shah Roofing, Inc., 831 So.2d 1236, 1236 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). Notwithstanding this failure of proof, workers’ compensation benefits were denied because the JCC applied the presumption available under…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Turner v. Rinker MaterialsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Lias v. Anderson & Shah Roofing, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sapp v. MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENTDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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