District Court of Appeal of Florida

Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a personal injury action brought by an animal keeper arising from injuries sustained from a lion is affirmed where the undisputed facts showed that the intentional tort exception to workers' compensation immunity did not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2006
• Published 04/07/2006

Judges

• STRINGER, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Miami;  and John McLaughlin of Wagner, Vaughn & McLaughlin, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elliot H. Scherker and Daniel M. Samson of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami;  and Barry Richard of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.