ASCENSION BENEFITS v. ROBINSON

Case No. 1D16-5853.

232 So.3d 1178 (2017)

ASCENSION BENEFITS & INSURANCE SOLUTIONS OF FLORIDA and City of Orlando, Appellants, v. Russell ROBINSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Opinion filed December 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Robbins and Theodore N. Goldstein of Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Charles H. Leo of Law Offices of Charles H. Leo, P.A., Orlando, and Richard W. Ervin, III , of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.


In this workers' compensation appeal, the Employer/Carrier (E/C) raise two issues on appeal and Claimant raises three on cross-appeal. We affirm all issues with the exception of the award of surgery challenged by the E/C, which we reverse as discussed below.

Background

Claimant's compensable injuries came about as a result...

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