1st DCA Issues 2nd Ruling on Taxation of Litigation Costs

Florida's 1st District Court of Appeals on Friday issued a ruling that once again addresses the controversial issue of taxing costs to workers' compensation claimants who lose their cases − this time weighing in on how much a losing claimant has to pay for depositions of medical experts and whether she is liable for "no-show" fees for medical appointments.The 1st DCA upheld a judge of compensation claims' ruling to tax some costs to claimant Sandra Marton, but overturned an order to pay others and remanded the case with instructions that the judge determine whether some of th...