SIMMIE KENDRY, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Sanders v. City OF Orlando, 997 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2008)
  …and Marchenko v. Sunshine Co., 894 So. 2d 311 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) (holding that since the 2001 amendment to section 440.20(ll)(c) the JCC is without jurisdiction to approve or set aside settlement agreements); with Vallecillo v. Bachiller Ironworks, 982 So. 2d 734 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008) (holding that where the claimant is unrepresented by counsel, section 440.20(11) does not apply, and therefore the JCC has jurisdiction to rescind a settlement agreement). To date, the First District is the only district court o…
• Domingo Cabrera v. Outdoor Empire & Fcci Ins., 108 So. 3d 691 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)
  …ourt continued to rule that, in the instance of an unrepresented claimant, “[ajbsent compliance with 440.20(11), any agreement by the claimant to waive his right to workers’ compensation benefits [is] invalid.” See Vallecillo v. Bachiller Ironworks, 982 So. 2d 734, 735 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). In contrast, in the instance of represented claimants, this court, in response to the legislative change removing the requirement that the JCC approve the substantive aspect of settlements with represented claimants, held…

Authorities Cited

• Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d 1236 (Fla. 2004)