BEND v. SHAMROCK SERVICES

No. 1D10-0019.

59 So.3d 153 (2011)

Robert J. BEND, Jr., Appellant, v. SHAMROCK SERVICES and Zenith Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara B. Wagner of Wagenheim & Wagner, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Mark L. Zientz of the Law Offices of Mark L. Zientz, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

L. Barry Keyfetz of L. Barry Keyfetz, P.A., Miami, for Florida Workers Advocates and The Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group, Amicus Curiae in support of Appellant.

David D. Hershel and Samuel Dean Bunton of the Department of Financial Services, Tallahassee, for the State of Florida, Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation, Amicus Curiae in support of Appellant.

Roy D. Wasson of Wasson and Associates, Chartered, Miami, for the Florida Justice Association, Amicus Curiae in support of Appellant.

Arthur J. England, Jr. and Daniel M. Samson of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, and William H. Rogner of Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Cox, Waranch & Westcott, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee.

Laura Pearce of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, Tallahassee, for the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, Amicus Curiae in support of Appellee.


ROWE, J.

In this workers' compensation appeal, Robert Bend, Jr. (Claimant) challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) that voids ab initio the Employer's contract for workers' compensation insurance with Zenith Insurance Company (Zenith), based on misrepresentations made by the Employer to Zenith, either during or shortly after the completion of an application for workers' compensation coverage. Because the JCC acted outside of his limited statutory...

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