Anne Marie Limith v. Lenox on the Lake dba FTMI Operator etc.

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals, and the Employer/Carrier (E/C) cross-appeals, an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying a follow-up medical visit, but also rejecting the E/C’s affirmative defense based on the statute of limitations, section 440.19, Florida Statutes (2010). Because the cross-appeal has merit, and must be addressed first in that it has reach beyond this single petition for benefits (PFB) given the serial nature of workers’ compensation litigation, we reverse on that ground, with instructions detailed herein.

The E/C argues that the…