Legal Opinion

Barrett v. Grand Prix Motel

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 26, 1987No. BN-181Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHIVERS, Judge.

Claimant Hazel Barrett appeals from the deputy commissioner’s order denying her request for reauthorization of her physician. Claimant raises two issues on appeal. The first is whether the deputy commissioner properly refused to reauthorize her treating physician. The second is whether the deputy commissioner erred in failing to award claimant attorney’s fees. We find that the deputy commissioner properly refused to reauthorize claimant’s treating physician. With respect to the second issue, we remand for determination of whether the employer/carrier had actually *1335authorized Dr.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cal Kovens Const. v. LottDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Crenshaw v. Florida Farm BureauDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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