Gulfstream Press, Inc. v. Acle

Gulfstream Press, Inc., and The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, employer and carrier respectively, appeal an order denying their statute of limitations defense to Jorge Acle’s claim for treatment from Dr. Richard Levitt. The petition for benefits was filed more than four years after claimant last received treatment from Dr. Levitt. We find the claim barred by section 440.19, Florida Statutes (1987), and reverse.

After his industrial accident on June 23, 1988, Mr. Acle saw Jack Cooper, M.D., an authorized orthopedic surgeon. On August 23,1988, Dr. Cooper performed an arthrosco-py of the…