IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
ANNABELLA PINERA,
Appellant,
v. CASE NO. 1D15-4077
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MAILED: October 7, 2016
BY: KMS
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Opinion filed October 7, 2016.
An appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims.
Marjorie Renee Hill, Judge.
Date of Accident: August 24, 2012.
Kimberly A. Hill of Kimberly A. Hill, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.
David S. Gold and David B. Stauber of Litchfield Cavo, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for
Appellees.
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
PER CURIAM.
In light of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Westphal v. City of St.
Petersburg, 194 So. 3d 311 (Fla. 2016), Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing filed June
9, 2016, is granted, and our opinion rendered June 7, 2016, is withdrawn. This matter
is remanded to the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) for reconsideration
consistent with Westphal. The JCC also shall determine whether additional defenses
asserted by the Appellees, if any, are appropriately raised and resolved under the
circumstances of this case and the material change in the law represented
by Westphal.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
WETHERELL and KELSEY, JJ., and DEMPSEY, ANGELA C., Associate Judge,
CONCUR.
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