1st DCA Clarifies Mental Injuries Statute for Parties

The 1st District Court of Appeal issued a new opinion clarifying Florida's "mental and nervous" injuries statute, after determining that a claimant and defendant both misunderstood it. The appellate court summarized Section 440.093 of the Florida Statutes Friday in a new opinion, and even offered examples of the statute's four key provisions. The 1st District Court of Appeal, which handles the vast majority of Florida's workers' compensation appellate court cases, ruled in McKenzie v. Mental Health Care, et al. that the judge of compensation claims made the correct legal decisi...