WACKENHUT CORP. v. SCHISLER

No. 91-3895.

606 So.2d 1250 (1992)

WACKENHUT CORPORATION and Florida Power & Light, Wrap-up, Appellants, v. Rio SCHISLER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heskin A. Whittaker and Michael A. Miller of Whittaker, Stump, Webster & Miller, P.A., Orlando, for appellants.

Robert H. Schott, Stuart, for appellee.


WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellants, the employer and carrier in this workers' compensation case, seek review of an order directing them to pay a fee to claimant's attorney. We agree that the record does not contain competent substantial evidence to sustain the conclusion that the employer and carrier acted in bad faith regarding the claim for permanent total disability benefits. Therefore, we reverse.

In 1991, claimant's attorney requested attorney fees in connection...

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