Cook v. Palm Beach County School Board

On February 10, 2010, Kitty Cook (“Claimant”) filed a petition for worker’s compensation benefits seeking medical benefits for work-related injuries she sustained on August 23, 1994. Specifically, she sought from the Employer/Carrier (“E/C”) payment of five medical bills for treatment she received from Dr. Alex Igle-sias. The E/C responded to the petition stating they had not denied treatment, but Dr. Iglesias had never submitted medical bills for payment. Having finally received the bills via Claimant’s petition, the E/C sent them on for processing and payment. The E/C moved for a summary…