THOMAS v. M.S.

No. 98-1643.

732 So.2d 25 (1999)

Thomas THOMAS, Appellant, v. M.S. AND S. TOYOTA, INC. d/b/a Phil Smith Toyota and Professional Business Owner's Association, Inc., a Florida corporation for profit, and Hon. Mily Rodriguez-Powell, as Judge of Compensation Claims, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Marc Slepin of Slepin & Slepin, Tallahassee, and Mark M. Carroll of Caldwell & Carroll, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Edward A. Dion, General Counsel, Department of Labor and Employment Security, Tallahassee for Appellee-The Honorable Mily Rodriguez-Powell.

Keith J. Lambdin of Kelley, Kronenberg, Kelley, Gilmartin & Fichtel, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-M.S. and S. Toyota., Inc. d/b/a Phil Smith Toyota and Professional Business Owner's Association, Inc., a Florida corporation for profit.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant sustained a work related injury covered by workers' compensation. After the employer had paid for more than eighteen chiropractor treatments, it exercised its right under section 440.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), to stop paying for any further chiropractic treatment. The statute limits chiropractic care to eighteen treatments unless the carrier authorizes it or the employee is catastrophically injured. The judge of compensation claims...

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