Legal Opinion
William T. Connolly and Lizabeth v. Connolly v. Maryland Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1988No. 87-5327PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
This lawsuit sought damages against a workers’ compensation carrier for allegedly mishandling a compensation claim and intentionally mistreating the injured claimant and his wife in connection with that claim. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that the exclusive remedy for a Florida employee covered by workers’ compensation insurance is found in the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act, Fla.Stat.Ann. Ch. 440, and because there is no civil rights cause of action grounded upon the alleged intentional delay in paying…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. McCarsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Fisher v. Shenandoah General Construction Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Sullivan v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Lawton v. Alpine Engineered Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Sullivan v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Aguilera v. Inservices, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Cincinnati Indemnity Co. v. a & K Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Michael Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Brown v. Cassens Transport Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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