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PEREZ v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

No. 98-1977.

725 So.2d 423 (1999)

Miriam PEREZ, Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE and Liberty Mutual, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. McKnight, Esq. of William H. McKnight, Esq. P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Laura L. Ferrante, Esq. of the Law Offices of Warpinski, Kellogg & Ferrante, Jacksonville, and Richard S. Unger of the Law Offices of Ponzan & Avidan, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellees.

BENTON, J.

Miriam Perez appeals denial of a petition for medical benefits. The judge of compensation claims concluded that her "claim for plastic surgery does not meet the statutory definition of `medically necessary'." We reverse and remand with directions that the judge of compensation claims enter an order requiring her employer and its workers' compensation insurance carrier to provide the surgery that she seeks.

Ms. Perez accidentally cut her leg on November...

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