BRUNO FLORES
v.
STONEHEDGE FARMS SOUTH, INC./ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal issued a per curiam decision dismissing a cross-appeal in a workers' compensation matter involving Bruno Flores and Stonehedge Farms South, Inc./Zenith Insurance Company. The court found the cross-appellant lacked standing to appeal as a non-party to the underlying order.
The cross-appeal is dismissed because the appellant lacked standing as a non-party to the order being appealed, applying the principle established in Villaverde.
“dismissing appeal from order on attorney's fees because appellant was claimant's former attorney (firm) and not a party to the order”
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2025-1128
BRUNO FLORES,
Appellant/Cross-Appellee,
V.
STONEHEDGE FARMS SOUTH, INC./ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY,
Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
On appeal from the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Jacquelyn L. Newman, Judge.
Date of Accident: December 26, 2017.
November 12, 2025
PER CURIAM.
The Court dismisses the cross-appeal. See *Toni L. Villaverde, PLLC, v. Castillo*, 398 So. 3d 1095 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024), *reh'g denied* (Nov. 27, 2024), *review denied sub nom. Villaverde v. Castillo*, 2025 WL 1650185 (Fla. June 11, 2025) (dismissing appeal from order on attorney's fees because appellant was claimant's former attorney (firm) and not a party to the order).
The Court denies all pending motions as moot.
BILBREY, KELSEY, and LONG, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
Richard W. Osborne, Tampa, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
James R. Parris, Jacksonville, former counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
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