City of Kissimmee v. Dickson

The City of Kissimmee and Willis Corroon Administrative Services, the employer and carrier respectively, appeal a workers’ compensation order awarding death benefits and funeral expenses, and argue that the Judge of Compensation Claims (hereinafter “JCC”) erred in concluding that Ricardo Dickson’s death arose out of and in the course and scope of his employment and was compensa-ble. Because the evidence indisputably demonstrates that the death of Mr. Dickson resulted from an elective stomach stapling surgery undertaken during his voluntary leave of absence while the employee was not under the…