Acevedo v. Ampco Products Co.

In this worker’s compensation case the claimants appeal a deputy commissioner’s order finding that the carrier did not act in bad faith in handling the claim under Section 440.34(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1979). As a result the claimants were responsible for their own attorney’s fee.

Under this court’s decision in Florida Erection Services Inc. v. McDonald, 395 So.2d 203 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), a deputy’s findings with regard to bad faith will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion or departure from the essential requirements of the law. In this case, however, the order appealed…