LAKIN v. HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 1D21-689.

336 So.3d 54 (2022)

Phillip LAKIN, Appellant, v. HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/FLORIDA SHERIFFS RISK MANAGEMENT FUND, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Hill from Anidjar & Levine WC, PLLC, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Tracey J. Hyde from McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A., Panama City, and R. Stephen Coonrod from McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellees.


In this workers' compensation case, Claimant Phillip Lakin appeals an order denying compensability after the Judge of Compensation Claims credited an expert medical advisor's opinion that Lakin's pre-employment physical revealed evidence of a hypertensive condition. We affirm because competent substantial evidence supports the JCC...

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