1st DCA Tosses PTD Award for Worker at 'Statutory MMI'

Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a worker’s award of permanent total disability benefits that she had received pursuant to its en banc decision in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, before the Florida Supreme Court overturned that ruling. Case: Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center v. Young, No. 1D16-2162, 07/14/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Tara Young suffered an on-the-job injury in January 2013 while working for the Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center. Judge of Compensation Claims Nolan Winn found that Young was entitled to an award of permanent ...