Legal Opinion

Lentini v. City of West Palm Beach

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 5, 2008No. 1D07-0618, 1D07-2324PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

980 So.2d 1232 (2008)

Wayne LENTINI, Appellant,

v.

CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, and Johns Eastern, Appellees.

Nos. 1D07-0618, 1D07-2324.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 5, 2008.

Kenneth B. Schwartz, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

Micheal A. Edwards of Edwards and Clarke, P.A., North Palm Beach, for Appellees.

HAWKES, J.

We write only to address the proper standard for determining whether an employer/carrier has rebutted the "firefighter's presumption" of section 112.18(1), Florida Statutes (2006). This provision provides in pertinent part:

Any condition or impairment of health of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. City of Tarpon Springs v. VaporisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. Saldana v. Miami-Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Punsky v. Clay County Sheriff's OfficeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. Fuller v. Okaloosa Correctional InstitutionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Talpesh v. Village of Royal Palm BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Walters v. State-DOC/Division of Risk ManagementDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. Punsky v. Clay County Sheriff's OfficeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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