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Thomasena Mitchell v. Miami Dade County aka MDPD (Intracoastal) etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 28, 2016No. 1D15-2153PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This workers’ compensation case makes its second appearance before this Court. We find no error in the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC’s) considering on remand the testimony of both Drs. Borzak and Pianko. The JCC nevertheless erred in his analysis regarding the effect of the medical testimony as to what “triggered” — or made symptomatic — Claimant’s congenital slow accessory pathway 1 which manifested as supra ventricular tachycardia (SVT). 2

Mitchell I

Previously, the Employer challenged the JCC’s determination that it had not defeated the presumption of occupational causation to which the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Public Health Trust of Dade Cty. v. ValcinSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. WarfelSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  3. Jacobsen v. StoresDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. Punsky v. Clay County Sheriff's OfficeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. Fuller v. Okaloosa Correctional InstitutionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. City of Jacksonville v. RatliffDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. City of Jacksonville and City of Jacksonville etc. v. Adrian O'NealDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. Kenneth Lakatis v. Citrus County Sheriff's Office/Florida Sheriff's Risk Management Fund (FSRMF)District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026

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