ELIJAH MACK, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Prof'l Administrators & Nationwide Ins. Co. v. MacIas, 448 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)
  …effects of the injury. See Lopez v. Pennsuco Cement and Aggregates Inc., 401 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). Such palliative treatment for the relief of pain is awardable after claimant has attained MMI. See Verdi’s Italian Restaurant v. Campanella, 423 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). In the present case Dr. Ferking has suggested that his chiropractic treatment is remedial in nature. However, claimant’s own testimony establishes that she is utilizing Dr. Ferking for the temporary relief of pain so as to enabl…
• Karlton A. Brown v. Steego Auto Parts & Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 585 So. 2d 401 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)
  …t DCA 1991). Thus, a weight-loss program which would alleviate pain resulting from the industrial accident may be properly awarded as a medical benefit even if the need for the program preceded the accident. Verdi’s Italian Restaurant v. Campanella, 423 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). The issue in the instant case is whether the JCC misinterpreted the testimony or misconstrued the law regarding the medical necessity of the weight-loss program. Such a misinterpretation of testimony by a JCC may result in lega…
• Hewett v. Town OF Mayo, 614 So. 2d 598 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993)
  …an be awarded as either a form of treatment or as palliative care. See, e.g., Brown v. Steego Auto Parts, 585 So. 2d 401 (Fla. 1st DCA1991); Primous v. Flagler Sys., Inc., 477 So. 2d 1057 (Fla. 1st DCA1985); Verdi’s Italian Restaurant v. Campanella, 423 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 1st DCA1982). REVERSED and REMANDED. BOOTH and WEBSTER, JJ., concur. . In ordering the weight reduction program, the JCC recited Dr. Mouat’s testimony that a possibility existed of the presence of disk disease, but that such was difficult t…

Authorities Cited

• Jenkins v. State, 422 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982)