Fla. Deputy Ends Legal Battle over Work Comp Ruling

Pasco County, Fla., sheriff's Deputy Steven Sickles settled a lawsuit filed last week against Sheriff Bob White, who placed Sickles on unpaid leave after a state judge of workers' compensation claims (JCC) denied a claim filed by the deputy.The Tampa Tribune reported Sickles' problems began shortly after JCC Lauren L. Hafner denied his claim for a neck injury suffered during a struggle with an inmate in January 2006.In the opinion, Hafner said two of three doctors who examined the deputy believed the injury was in the same spot where he'd received prior surgery after filing a 1...