CARRILLO v. CASE ENGINEERING, INC.

No. 1D09-6401.

53 So.3d 1214 (2011)

Candelario CARRILLO, Appellant, v. CASE ENGINEERING, INC. and The Claims Center, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Guy Smith of Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles, P.A., Lakeland, Wendy S. Loquasto of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tallahassee, and Susan W. Fox of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Tina R. Balentine of Ross Vecchio, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellees.


BENTON, C.J.

Below the judge of compensation claims denied Candelario Carrillo's claims for permanent, total disability benefits, attorney's fees, interest, and costs; and ordered him to pay taxable costs to his former employer, Case Engineering, Inc., and to The Claims Center. We reverse the costs award as statutorily unauthorized; and reverse the order denying all of claimant's attorney's fees because, in defeating the affirmative defense contemplated by sections...

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