CRISTIN v. EVERGLADES CORR. INST.

No. 1D19-1245.

310 So.3d 951 (2020)

Joseph CRISTIN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. EVERGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION and Division of Risk Management, State of Florida, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 31, 2020.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth B. Schwartz , Boca Raton, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Jerry M. Hayden of Vernis & Bowling of Miami, P.A., North Miami, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.


In this workers' compensation case, Claimant seeks reversal of the Judge of Compensation Claim's (JCC's) order denying compensability of his workplace fall based on his acceptance of the opinions of an expert medical advisor (EMA). Claimant raises multiple issues on appeal, but we find merit regarding only one: Whether the JCC erred by finding...

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