GARRY MAURICE WHITEHEAD, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Earnese Davis v. Broward Cnty. Health Dep't, 570 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
  …mant argues that it was error for the JCC to deny wage loss benefits based upon the absence of work restrictions and without considering her job search. In support, claimant cites this court’s recent opinion in Nowicki v. St. Petersburg Kennel Club, 558 So. 2d 181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990), which she argues is almost directly on point. There, the claimant suffered a compensable knee injury and was left with a permanent impairment. Although he returned to work for his employer, he later left for reasons unrelated to…
• Dodge v. Shaffie Mohammed, 692 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997)
  …element of his claim, including the most basic element of a causal connection between his compensable injury and the inability to earn which has entitled him to receive social security disability benefits. Cf. Nowicki v. St. Petersburg Kennel Club, 558 So. 2d 181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990) (claimant must prove all elements of wage loss claim, including the most basic element — that the physical limitations which stemmed from his accident were a contributing causal factor in the wage loss). In the instant case, th…
• Alpizar v. Total Image Beauty Salon & State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 650 So. 2d 109 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)
  …shed earning capacity must be “due to” the physical limitation, the claimant need only show “that his physical limitations subsequent to his accident were a contributing causal factor in his alleged wage loss.” Nowicki v. St. Petersburg Kennel Club, 558 So. 2d 181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990) (citing Glades Correctional Institution v. Bukowski, 528 So. 2d 58, 59 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988)). The existence of a causal connection between claimant’s physical limitation and loss of earnings is a factual question to be determined…

Authorities Cited

• Jenkins v. State, 444 So. 2d 947 (Fla. 1984)
• Wood v. State, 544 So. 2d 1004 (Fla. 1989)