Case Law Update December 2022
Updated 1-3-22
| Williams v. Brevard County Fire Rescue/PGCS,___ So.3d___ (Fla.1st DCA 12/28/22) First Responder/PTSD (Derrick Cox and Bill Rogner) The DCA affirmed the JCC’s denial of the claimant’s § 112.1815(2)(a)3 claim, finding that the JCC correctly relied upon the psychiatric IME’s opinion that the accident did not give rise to any need for treatment due to PTSD or any other compensable mental injury. This opinion further clarifies the legal standard for PTSD and other mental-only claims for first responders under F.S. 112.1815. Click here to view Decision |