LANHAM v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

No. 1D03-0257.

868 So.2d 561 (2004)

Lethie LANHAM, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and Florida Department of Insurance Risk Management/WC Claims, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry P. Roberts, David G. Sullivan, and Jayson A. Chizick of Anderson, Culliton & Sullivan, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

William W. Blue of Cooper, Byrne, Blue & Schwartz, Perry, for Appellees.


ERVIN, J.

This is an appeal from a final workers' compensation order denying compensability of an accident occurring after the effective date of section 440.02(32), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994),1 defining the term "arising out of," for the reason that the claimant's accident did not satisfy such definition. Because the decision below turns on an interpretation of law, our review standard is de novo. We conclude that the construction...

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