Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Thompson

974 So.2d 516 (2008)

WAL-MART STORES INC. and Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., Appellants,

v.

Beverly THOMPSON, Appellee.

No. 1D07-2661.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 6, 2008.

G. Dennis Lynn of James T. Earle, Jr., P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellants.

Jodi A. Zakaria and Alfred L. Deutschman of Deutschman & Zakaria, Inverness, for Appellee.

KAHN, J.

This case accentuates the Florida Legislature's recent redefinition of the threshold for permanent total disability (PTD) benefits in a workers' compensation case. We affirm the order of the Judge of Compensation…