Salinas v. C.A.T. Concrete, LLC

Because I conclude that the majority decision here, although entered in the utmost good faith, portends a trend that would upset decades of settled Florida law concerning the ability of parties to litigation to control issues presented, I respectfully dissent. This workers’ compensation matter does not turn upon any application of our decision in Fast Tract Framing, Inc. v. Caraballo, 994 So.2d 355 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). Instead, the case should be resolved by resort to basic tenets of due process and settled Florida law.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In a pre-trial stipulation duly filed with the Judge…