District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order dismissing claimant's petitions for benefits on the ground that a release, executed in an unrelated claim between him and the employer, satisfied all of his workers' compensation claims is affirmed where: 1) the language of the document covered all claims which matured prior to the execution and was broad enough to cover petitions for workers' compensation benefits; 2) as the release language was unambiguous, the JCC properly excluded parol evidence; and 3) claimant was represented by counsel at the time of the agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/22/2006
• Published 11/27/2006

Judges

• HAWKES, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Sharpless, Tampa, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey M. Novell of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Tampa, for Appellee.