Villalta v. Cornn International, Inc.

The appellant, as the personal representative of the estate of Walter Villalta, challenges a summary final judgment entered in favor of the appellee Lesters Fuel Oil Services d/b/a Tropic Aire of North Florida, in the appellant’s civil action for damages upon the death of Mr. Villalta. In *279the summary judgment the trial court ruled that the appellant’s evidentiary submissions did not meet the requisite standard for gross negligence, to avoid the statutory immunity from suit provided in the Workers’ Compensation Law at section 440.10, Florida Statutes. However, the allegations in the…