FITZGERALD v. OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL BD.

No. 1D07-0007.

974 So.2d 1161 (2008)

Nicole FITZGERALD, Appellant, v. OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD and Florida School Board Insurance Trust, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Maxwell of Vaughan & Maxwell, P.A., Orlando, and Bill McCabe, Longwood, for Appellant.

Pamela J. Cox and Jodi K. Mustoe of Cox & Rouse, P.A., Maitland, for Appellees.


KAHN, J.

In this workers' compensation matter, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) properly appointed an Expert Medical Advisor (EMA). Although the EMA, Dr. Haim, rendered opinions that would have been helpful to the JCC, the doctor did not offer a definitive opinion on two critical issues — whether appellant has asthma, and whether appellant's workplace exposure to mold was the major contributing cause of her respiratory problems. Because the JCC denied...

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