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RUSSELL v. ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSP.

No. 1D09-3974.

36 So.3d 743 (2010)

Judy RUSSELL, Appellant, v. ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION and United Self-Insured, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCabe, Longwood, and Thomas A. Vaughan and Carrie L. Hixson, Orlando, for Appellant.

Nancy A. Blastic of Moore, Peterson & Zeitler, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.

WOLF, J.

Claimant seeks review of an order denying her requested workers' compensation benefits. While claimant raises several issues, only two merit discussion. Specifically, we reverse because we find the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in excluding the medical opinion of an orthopedic physician, Dr. Richard Smith, who was at one time claimant's authorized provider. Further, as a result of this erroneous exclusion, we likewise find the JCC erred in declining...

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