Rinker Materials Corp. v. Rodriguez
Rinker Materials Corp. v. Rodriguez
701 So. 2d 674; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 13308; 1997 WL 730323
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Rinker Materials Corp. v. Rodriguez
Opinion of the Court
The threshold question in this case is whether a claim for benefits was filed with the Division of Workers’ Compensation before the statute of limitations ran. Surprisingly, the judge of compensation claims found that Mr. Rodriguez’ attorney had timely filed a claim for benefits. It is not at all clear that such a claim was ever filed with the Division, and the record contains not a shred of evidence that anybody filed a claim for benefits for Mr. Rodriguez within the time allowed.
Reversed.
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