Legal Opinion
Elmer v. SOUTHLAND CORPORATION/7-11
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 27, 2009No. 1D08-3394PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Claimant challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying her requests for: (1) authorization for referral to a pain management specialist recommended by her authorized treating physician; (2) an award of palliative care; and (3) attorney’s fees and costs. For the reasons explained below, we reverse as to the first and third issues. Because Claimant failed to preserve the second, we affirm without further comment.
The JCC found that the employer/carrier (E/C) failed not only to timely respond to repeated written requests by Claimant’s authorized treating physician for a…
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