Employer's Failure to Raise Challenge to PFB Waived Its Ability to Contest Fee Award

The failure of an employer and its insurance carrier to seek dismissal of a petition for benefits on the basis that it had not been accompanied by a written statement from the worker's authorized treating doctor waived its ability to raise this deficiency to contest the worker's entitlement to a fee award for the successful prosecution of the petition. Case: Panzer Law v. Palm Beach County School District, No. 1D14-0908, 10/13/2014, published. Facts: Panzer Law filed a petition for benefits on behalf of a client, seeking authorization of a second opinion with a shoulder surgeon. At ...