JCC Lacked Jurisdiction to Address Motion to Terminate

A judge of compensation claims lacked the necessary jurisdiction to address an employer's motion to terminate benefits, because no petition for benefits was pending at the time of the motion, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. In the published decision of Florida Department of Transportation v. Rippy, No. 1D10-5781, 7/18/11, published, the 1st District Court of Appeal quashed a judge of compensation claims' ruling.The case arose in 2007, when the Florida Department of Transportation filed a motion seeking to terminate Donna Rippy's entitlement to benefits for fraud. ...