District Court of Appeal of Florida

Order awarding medical benefits for a doctor's services, and temporary total disability and permanent impairment benefits is reversed where the judge of compensation claims erred in deeming claimant's doctor an authorized treating physician on the authority of Florida Statutes section 440.13(3)(d).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2005
• Published 12/20/2005

Judges

• BENTON, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rayford H. Taylor, Esquire of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, GA, Mary Ann Stiles, Esquire of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Tampa and John E. Hankal, Esquire of Taylor, Stiles & Grace, Jacksonville, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond M. Ravis, Esquire of Anderson & Howell, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee.