Court Clarifies TD Cap Limitation in Dual Injury Case

In a case of first impression, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a waitress who suffered two injuries is entitled to as much as 104 weeks of temporary disability benefits for each injury, despite the employer's contention that the overall number of weeks should be reduced because she was concurrently temporarily disabled by both injuries for a period of 93 weeks.Case: Auman v. Leverock's Seafood House, et al., No. 1D07-6297, 12/16/08, published.Facts:Kathleen Auman suffered two industrial injuries while working as a waitress for Leverock's Seafood House. On Oct....