Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Dale v. Landrum Temporary Services Inc.

Dale v. Landrum Temporary Services Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 16, 1984 · Booth, Smith, Thompson
458 So. 2d 32; 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2197; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16478 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Dale v. Landrum Temporary Services Inc.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellants appeal orders of the deputy denying their requests for a partial advance upon compensation benefits in order that they might pay their attorney’s fees. In Travelers Insurance Company v. Taylor, 444 So.2d 39 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), this court recently held that a partial advance for the purpose of paying claimant’s attorney’s fees is materially prejudicial to the carrier and must be denied. We decline to recede from our opinion in Taylor. However, we join in the sentiments of another panel of this court that this matter should be given further study by the Division of Workers’ Compensation and the Florida Legislature, since the present legislative scheme seriously impacts upon injured claimants’ ability to secure the services of competent attorneys in cases in which the absence of such assistance is tantamount to a forfeiture of benefits conferred by law. Aramburo v. Cargo Development, Inc., 455 So.2d 567 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

AFFIRMED.

BOOTH, SMITH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.

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