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KRAMER v. PALM BEACH COUNTY

No. 1D07-1551.

978 So.2d 836 (2008)

James KRAMER, Appellant, v. PALM BEACH COUNTY and Palm Beach County/Division of Risk Management, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara B. Wagner of Wagenheim & Wagner, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; Rodrigo L. Saavedra, Jr., of Rodrigo L. Saavedra, Jr., P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Lyle C. Platt of Clarke & Platt, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Appellees.

THOMAS, J.

Claimant appeals a final order from the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying compensability of his injury. Because we agree that the JCC applied the incorrect standard during her analysis of whether Claimant's injury qualified as a "special hazard," we reverse.

Claimant, a bridge tender for Palm Beach County, suffered leg injuries after tripping on a pile of debris left in a county right-of-way as a result of Hurricane Wilma. At his compensability...

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