CITY OF TALLAHASSEE v. SCOTT

No. 1D99-1584.

751 So.2d 1287 (2000)

CITY OF TALLAHASSEE and Crawford & Company, Appellants, v. Alvenia SCOTT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Cruickshank and Christopher J. DuBois of DuBois & Cruickshank, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellants.

Sean Culliton of Anderson & Culliton, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.


KAHN, J.

This workers' compensation case involves application of the concept of major contributing cause as embodied in section 440.09(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1997). In the decision before us on review, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) ruled that a complex medical condition involving appellee's left ankle is compensable. We reverse and remand the order to allow the JCC to reconsider the case applying the appropriate legal standard. Appellee Alvenia Scott was...

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