MENDEZ v. FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CO.

No. AP-480.

436 So.2d 309 (1983)

Elizabeth MENDEZ, Appellant, v. FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CO., Self-Insured, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay M. Levy, of Silver, Levy & Hershoff, Miami, for appellant.

Albert E. Harum, Jr., P.A., Miami, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant/claimant appeals the deputy commissioner's order denying her claim for penalties, interest, and attorney's fees for failure of appellee/employer to pay timely workers' compensation benefits due appellant in accordance with a settlement agreement. We affirm.

On December 4, 1981, when appellant's claim for benefits was presented to the deputy commissioner for final hearing, the parties presented a washout settlement, pursuant to Section...

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