From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Saldana v. Miami-Dade

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 11, 2008
978 So. 2d 823 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 1D07-1131.

March 10, 2008. Rehearing Denied April 11, 2008.

An appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims. Gerardo Castiello, Judge.

Richard A. Sicking, Coral Gables, for Appellant.

R.A. Cuevas, Jr., Miami-Dade County Attorney, and Lynda S. Slade, Assistant County Attorney, Miami, for Appellees.


AFFIRMED. See City of Tarpon Springs v. Vaporis, 953 So.2d 597, 599 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) ("All that [section 112.18, Florida Statutes] requires to overcome the presumption is competent substantial evidence that convinces a JCC that the disease was caused by some non-work-related factor, not that it was caused by any sort of `specific hazard or non-occupational hazard'. . . .

ALLEN, KAHN, and DAVIS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Saldana v. Miami-Dade

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 11, 2008
978 So. 2d 823 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

Saldana v. Miami-Dade

Case Details

Full title:Raul SALDANA, Appellant, v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY and Division of Risk…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Apr 11, 2008

Citations

978 So. 2d 823 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Citing Cases

Punsky v. Clay Cty. Sheriff's Off.

As one might expect, we have generally followed Caldwell, as construed in City of Temple Terrace, in our…

Punsky v. Clay County Sheriff's Office

As one might expect, we have generally followed Caldwell, as construed in City of Temple Terrace, in our…