Florida Refreshment & General Adjustment Bureau v. Whaley

SMITH, Judge.

The employer/carrier appeal, and claimant cross-appeals orders awarding bad faith attorney’s fees and attendant care benefits in a worker’s compensation proceeding. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On April 27, 1987, the 53-year-old claimant, working on building maintenance, was climbing to the roof of a building to check on a leak when he fell approximately twenty feet, hitting a concrete floor. He suffered serious injuries, including a fractured right hip and left shoulder blade, and head injuries resulting in brain damage. The claimant’s accident resulted in chronic…