Legal Opinion
Gauthier v. Florida International University
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 22, 2010No. 1D09-3978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKahn, J.
In this workers’ compensation case, claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying her claims for benefits, entered on the ground that all claims were barred by the statute of limitations. For the reasons indicated below, we reverse.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On September 13, claimant suffered a compensable injury while working as a referee at the employer’s intramural fields. Claimant’s right eye was injured when a football struck her face and shattered her eyeglasses. Following the injury, claimant lost vision in her right eye and was sent to Baptist Hospital for…
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