Goodman v. BFI of Florida, Inc.

Claimant, Eddie Goodman, appeals an order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) denying the compensability of his psychiatric injury based upon Claims Management, Inc. v. Drewno, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2351 (Fla. 1st DCA Oct.12,1998). Because the court did not have the benefit of our subsequent clarification in Claims Management, Inc. v. Drewno, 727 So.2d 395 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (on reh’g), we reverse and remand for further consideration.

Goodman suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which arose following his involvement in a ghastly traffic accident resulting in another person’s…