Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Paris Industrial Maintenance
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 7, 2010No. 1D09-4183PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Claimant, Roberto Hernandez, challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (“JCC”) that denies his claim for permanent total disability (“PTD”) benefits. Claimant argues, among other things, that the JCC erred in excluding timely disclosed, relevant evidence. We agree and reverse. We need not reach the remaining issues raised on appeal.
Background
Claimant, a fifty-year-old welder, suffered significant injuries to his right dominant arm and wrist, preventing him from performing his pre-injury job in a trade within which he had worked his entire life. Claimant filed a claim for PTD…
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