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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Kemper Insurance Companies-Tampa V. Macleod

Kemper Insurance Companies-Tampa V. Macleod
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 16, 2003 · Ervin, Nortwick, Wolf
845 So. 2d 241; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 5440; 28 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 993 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Kemper Insurance Companies-Tampa V. Macleod

Opinion of the Court

WOLF, J.

We determine that the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in admitting the testimony of the doctor who was not a medical advisor, independent medical examiner, or authorized treating provider. See Gallagher Bassett v. Laber, 722 So.2d 834 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). However, we determine that this error was harmless in light of the JCC’s determination that the employer/carrier was precluded from challenging compensability pursuant to section 440.20(4), Florida Statutes (2001). See Franklin v. Northwest Airlines, 778 So.2d 418 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).

Affirmed.

ERVIN and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.

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