Pro Per Appellant Failed to Raise Viable Argument to Avoid Settlement Agreement

The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that an injured worker, acting as her own attorney on the appeal, had failed to establish any basis for releasing her from the terms to which she had agreed for the settlement of her workers' compensation claim. Case: Anderson v. North Port Services of Florida, No. 1D14-2255, 10/29/2014, published. Facts: Shirley Anderson, an employee of North Port Services of Florida, injured herself at work in June 2012. She entered into a settlement agreement with her employer, but later sought to renege on the basis that the settlement amount was not sufficient...