The First District of the Florida Court of Appeals ruled that spouse-provided stand-by care that is not directly related to the claimant's injury is not compensable.
In Industrial Blowpipe v. Capps, No. 1D04-5678, 03/29/2006, William Capps was injured in 1985 when he was forced to jump off the roof of a burning building. He sustained third degree burns and multiple severe fractures to his legs and vertebrae. His injury was deemed compensable and he has undergone several surgeries and has received multiple benefits. Up until the date Capps reached maximum medical improvement, his wife was...
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