U.S. Supreme Court Extends Time for Employer's Response to Stahl Writ Petition

The U.S. Supreme Court is giving a Florida employer some extra time to draft its response to a worker's claim that the state comp system is constitutionally inadequate. Late last year, the Florida Supreme Court indicated that it was willing to consider this issue when it granted review to Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital. However, the court revoked its writ in April, without giving reasons. The attorney for Daniel Stahl then petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari in June. In the writ petition, attorney Mark Zientz notes that it was a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1917 that establis...