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JCC's Authority to Compel Discovery not Contingent on Filing of PFB

By Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)

Friday, August 16, 2013 | 0

A judge of compensation claims may compel the production of documentary evidence, even before the filing of a petition for benefits, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Covell v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., No. 1D13-1232, 08/15/2013, published. Facts: Bobbie Covell allegedly suffered an industrial injury on May 12, 2011, during the course of her employment with the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. Procedural History: Covell filed a motion to compel her employer and its insurance carrier to produce certain documents, but Judge Robert McAliley denied her ...

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