Legal Opinion
Williams v. State Department of Corrections/division of Risk Management
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 31, 2012No. 1D11-4792PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarstiller, J.
At issue in this workers’ compensation appeal is whether Claimant may recover attorney’s fees from the Employer/Carrier (“E/C”) under section 440.34(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2008), when the E/C made a *925$2,000 advance compensation payment pursuant to section 440.20(12)(c), Florida Statutes (2008), 20 days after receiving Claimant’s petition for benefits (“PFB”), but failed to begin paying installments of the requested permanent total disability (“PTD”) benefits within 80 days of receiving the PFB. A successful claimant is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees if payment of a claim occurs more…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Airey v. WAL-MART/SEDGWICKDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- Lopez v. Allied Aerofoam/Specialty Risk ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- McDONALD'S RESTAURANT v. MontesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Mitchell v. Sunshine CompaniesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Workers of Florida v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Vincent Sansone v. Frank Crum/Frank Winston Crum Insurance, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Ivan Palma v. American Airlines and, Sedgwick CMSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017