Levy County Transit/Gallagher Bassett Services v. Kokenzie

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the employer/carrier (E/C) challenges the portion of the order entered by the judge of compensation claims (JCC) on remand from Levy County Transit/Gallagher Bassett Servs. v. Kokenzie, 220 So.3d 1251 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (Kokenzie I), finding the claimant entitled to attorney’s fees for defeating the fraud defense asserted by the E/C. We dismiss the appeal for the reasons that follow.

In Kokenzie I, we affirmed the JCC’s rejection of the fraud defense asserted by the E/C but we reversed the award of temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits to the…