A Florida judge of compensation claims erred by allowing discovery of a claimant's financial information without first convening an evidentiary hearing to determine the importance of the information, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in a published decision.After reviewing case law, the appellate judges' decided to quash the employer's motion to compel discovery in Spry v. Professional Employer Plans, No. 1D07-6028, 7/7/08. The record does not describe the circumstances of the claimant's injury or her job, but does note that Professional Employer Plans had filed a motion t...
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