Legal Opinion
COASTAL MASONRY, INC. v. Gutierrez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 10, 2010No. 3D09-2063PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
Coastal Masonry, Inc. (“Coastal”), appeals from the trial court’s non-final order denying a summary judgment motion. The trial court’s order found that Coastal was not entitled to a workers’ compensation exclusivity defense as a matter of law. 1 For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s order.
1. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Bayardo Gutierrez (“Gutierrez”) filed a petition seeking workers’ compensation benefits from his employer, Coastal, for injuries sustained while lifting concrete blocks. In response to the petition for benefits, Coastal denied the claim in its entirety…
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