PAN AM TOBACCO CORP. v. BROWN

No. AH-441.

416 So.2d 1211 (1982)

PAN AM TOBACCO CORPORATION and the Home Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Fernando M. BROWN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Pemsler of Richard, Tharp & Pemsler, Miami, for appellants.

Lewis F. Cohen and George P. Telepas, Miami, for appellee.


SHIVERS, Judge.

Employer/Carrier appeal the order of the Deputy Commissioner (D/C) awarding claimant wage loss benefits.

Claimant sustained a back injury for which the E/C provided initial compensation benefits. Maximum medical improvement (MMI) was reached on February 18, 1981. At that time, claimant's treating physician advised claimant against engaging in heavy lifting, but concluded that claimant could return to employment involving light duty. Despite...

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