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LOPEZ v. A. DUDA & SONS, INC.

No. 1D12-3482.

109 So.3d 1277 (2013)

Gilberto LOPEZ, Appellant, v. A. DUDA & SONS, INC. and Chartis Claims, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 4, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Hill of Kimberly A. Hill, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Nancy C. Ciampa and Christopher B. Corts of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation appeal, Gilberto Lopez challenges the Judge of Compensation Claims' (JCC's) denial of his claim for permanent total disability (PTD) benefits. Because we agree the JCC erred in denying the claimed benefits, we reverse and remand with directions to award benefits.

Background

Mr. Lopez, who drove both semi tractor-trailers and field tractors for A. Duda & Sons for twenty-seven years, sustained a...

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