FERRELL GAS v. CHILDERS

No. 1D07-1824.

982 So.2d 36 (2008)

FERRELL GAS and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., Appellants, v. Norman CHILDERS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey E. Appel of Appel & Gaines, LLP, Lakeland, for Appellants.

Mark L. Zientz of Law Offices of Mark L. Zientz, P.A., Miami; and Alex Lancaster and Amy L. Sergent of Lancaster & Eure, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The employer/carrier challenge a workers' compensation order awarding permanent total disability benefits. They argue the judge of compensation claims should not have considered the claimant's vocational abilities in connection with his physical limitations in awarding benefits. Because these factors were properly considered, the appealed order is affirmed.

The claimant suffered an industrial injury in 2004, for which the employer/carrier accepted...

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