Universal Studios v. Roberts

WOLF, Judge.

Universal Studios and CNA Insurance Company, the employer and carrier (E/C), assert that (1) the judge of compensation claims (JCC) erred in requiring the E/C to pay Dr. Reckord’s outstanding unauthorized chiropractic bills, and (2) the JCC erred in ruling on claimant’s entitlement to indemnity benefits after he precluded the E/C from presenting evidence on this issue. We find that the JCC erred in both respects, and reverse.

The claimant was hired by Universal Studios on March 26, 1990. He alleged that on October 6, 1991, while working at the “Back to the Future” ride, he injured…