JUNE WIGGINS, ET AL., APPELLANTS,

v.

JULIA DAWSON, ET AL., APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Nestor Fonken, 886 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004)
  …ule nisi. That order enforces an order from a judge of compensation claims approving a mediation agreement for an independent medical examination (IME) for Appellee, Nelson Fonken. We reverse. As we confirmed in De La Pena v. Sunshine Bouquet Co., 870 So. 2d 880, 881 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004), an order from a judge of compensation claims granting an IME is not a final compensation order that must be enforced by a circuit court: The circuit court has jurisdiction to enforce a final compensation order of a judge o…
• King v. Parker Hannifin Corp. & Underwriters, Inc., 17 So. 3d 785 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
  …e with numerous unresolved issues and at least one pending PFB. The Employer/Carrier relies on two Third District cases to support its argument. See Miami-Dade County v. Fonken, 886 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); De La Pena v. Sunshine Bouquet Co., 870 So. 2d 880 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004). In Mabire, the JCC entered an order requiring the insurance carrier to build and maintain a heated exercise pool to treat the claimant’s injury. 946 So. 2d at 41. The insurance carrier complied, but the pool contained constructi…
• Zurich Am. INS. Co. v. Samson, 331 So. 3d 1234 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)
  …civil contempt proceedings. § 440.33(2). However, the JCC may only use these measures to ensure compliance with its interlocutory orders. See King v. Parker Hannifin Corp., 17 So. 3d 785, 787 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009); De La Pena v. Sunshine Bouquet Co., 870 So. 2d 880, 881 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004). In the event of an employer or carrier's willful noncompliance with a JCC's final order, section 440.24(4) authorizes the JCC to strike its defenses to the petition for benefits. See Stahl v. Hialeah Hosp., 100 So. 3d 723,…

Authorities Cited

• Fridovich v. Fridovich, 598 So. 2d 65 (Fla. 1992)
• Nodar v. Galbreath, 462 So. 2d 803 (Fla. 1984)