District Court of Appeal of Florida

Order of a judge of compensation claims awarding a claimant temporary total disability benefits is affirmed where, although the judge erred as a matter of law in relying upon the opinion of an unauthorized provider when awarding benefits, nevertheless competent, substantial evidence supported the award of benefits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2006
• Published 02/07/2006

Judges

• LEWIS, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael L. Peterson, Esq. and Nicole Florentino, Esq. of Moore, Peterson & Zeitler, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy F. Stanton, Esq., Winter Park;  Bill McCabe, Esq., Longwood, for Appellee.