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STILES v. ORANGE CTY. BD. OF CTY. COMM.

No. 88-550.

535 So.2d 618 (1988)

Johnny STILES, Appellant, v. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS and Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance Companies, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCabe of Shepherd, McCabe & Cooley, Orlando, for appellant.

Jamey S. Rodgers and Steven A. Rissman of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett & Hurt, P.A., Orlando, for appellees.

ERVIN, Judge.

In this workers' compensation appeal, the claimant appeals the denial of his claim for an award of bad faith attorney's fees. We reverse and remand with directions.

The three and one-half month delay by the employer in filing the notice of injury pursuant to Section 440.185(2), Florida Statutes, is inexcusable bad faith. See Sam Rogers Enterprises v. Williams, 401 So.2d 1388 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981) (employer...

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