liability_insurance@lists.flabarrpptl.org

RPPTL Insurance & Surety Committee

View all threads

[Liability Insurance] Insurance & Surety Committee - New Decision re Workers Compensation Immunity

WW
Wright, Wm. Cary
Thu, Jun 25, 2015 3:17 AM

Everyone:

Attached is The State of Florida v. Florida Workers' Advocates, et al., (Fla. 3rd DCA, June 24, 2015), which reversed the trial court's decision that held section 440.11, Florida Statutes, the exclusive remedy under the workers' compensation statute, unconstitutional.  The Third District did not address the merits of unconstitutionality, but rather reversed on mootness and standing grounds.  The unconstitutionality of the exclusive remedy of the workers' compensation statute will certainly be raised again in a future suit.

Regards,

Cary

[Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A.]
Wm. Cary Wright
Attorney at Law

4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 1000
Tampa, Florida  33607-5780
Direct:  813.229.4135 | Fax:  813.229.4133

cwright@cfjblaw.commailto:cwright@cfjblaw.com | www.CFJBLaw.comhttp://www.CFJBLaw.com
biohttp://www.cfjblaw.com/cwright/ | vcardhttp://www.cfjblaw.com/FCWSite/Features/_Attorneys/vCard.aspx?attorney=270  | LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/wcarywright

Confidential: This e-mail contains a communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or constitutes work product.  If you do not expect such a communication please delete this message without reading it or any attachment and then notify the sender of this inadvertent delivery.

Everyone: Attached is The State of Florida v. Florida Workers' Advocates, et al., (Fla. 3rd DCA, June 24, 2015), which reversed the trial court's decision that held section 440.11, Florida Statutes, the exclusive remedy under the workers' compensation statute, unconstitutional. The Third District did not address the merits of unconstitutionality, but rather reversed on mootness and standing grounds. The unconstitutionality of the exclusive remedy of the workers' compensation statute will certainly be raised again in a future suit. Regards, Cary [Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A.] Wm. Cary Wright Attorney at Law 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 1000 Tampa, Florida 33607-5780 Direct: 813.229.4135 | Fax: 813.229.4133 cwright@cfjblaw.com<mailto:cwright@cfjblaw.com> | www.CFJBLaw.com<http://www.CFJBLaw.com> bio<http://www.cfjblaw.com/cwright/> | vcard<http://www.cfjblaw.com/FCWSite/Features/_Attorneys/vCard.aspx?attorney=270> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/wcarywright> Confidential: This e-mail contains a communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or constitutes work product. If you do not expect such a communication please delete this message without reading it or any attachment and then notify the sender of this inadvertent delivery.