ORTEGA v. ENLIGHTENING VENTURE INC (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Alberto Luis ORTEGA, Appellant, v. ENLIGHTENING VENTURE INC., Travelers Indemnity Co of America, Appellees.

No. 1D2025-0002

Decided: October 15, 2025

Kenneth B. Schwartz, North Palm Beach; Carolyn Frank of Friedman, Rodman, Frank & Estrada, P.A., Miami, for Appellant. Steven H. Preston and Sharon R. Vosseller of Hicks, Porter & Stein, P.A., Miami, for Appellees.

Affirmed. See Normandy Ins. Co. v. Bouayad, 372 So. 3d 671, 682 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023), review granted, No. SC2023-1576, 2024 WL 4449458 (Fla. Oct. 9, 2024) (holding that claims of injury caused by a tortfeasor's acts will not be found compensable when an employee fails to meet his burden to establish an occupational cause).

Per Curiam.

Lewis, Roberts, and Treadwell, JJ., concur.

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