The 1st District Court of Appeal revived an injured worker’s claim for attorney fees based on his pursuit of benefits his employer’s comp carrier had timely paid, but the checks were lost in the mail.
Case: Palma v. American Airlines, No. 1D16-5651, 11/15/2017, published.
Facts: Ivan Palma injured his hand in September 2013 while working for American Airlines. American accepted the injury as compensable, but Palma didn’t receive any benefit payments from American’s comp carrier.
Palma filed a petition for benefits in February 2014, demanding temporary disab...
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