SCHOOL DISTRICT OF INDIAN RIVER v. CRUCE

No. 1D17-3342.

289 So.3d 36 (2019)

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY/Ascension Benefits Insurance and Solutions of Florida/Employers Mutual, Inc., Appellants, v. Edward CRUCE, Deceased Employee, and Nova Cruce, Widow and Natural Mother of Benjamin Cruce and Crystal Cruce, Dependent Minors, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Schloss of Hayes, Schloss & Alcocer, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Appellants.

Mark L. Zientz of Law Offices of Mark L. Zientz, P.A., Miami, for Appellees.


The Employer/Carrier (E/C) challenges a final order finding Edward Cruce's (Employee) death resulted from a workplace exposure to cryptococcus neoformans fungus. In awarding compensability, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) determined that the heightened standard for toxic exposure under section 440.02(1), Florida Statutes ...

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