A workers trips and falls at a place of work. The worker files the standard compensation claim. Claim is denied. Among the grounds of appeal is bias, because the adjudicator who considered the claim watched a video taken at a cruise taken by the worker, where the worker is horseback riding and judging a “hairy chest” contest. On appeal, the Court held that this was not evidence of bias when the adjudicator looked at the totality of the evidece. Stanford v. V.F. Jeanswear, LP, 84 So.3d 825 (2012) (h/t Westlaw's headnote of the day)
My question: there are cruises where you can ride a horse? And where is the world going to when we have hairy chest competitions?
Workers' Compensation is a benefit that is available to nearly all employees in Florida who suffer "an injury that arose out of and in the course of their employment".
Posted by: Property law | December 11, 2012 at 11:09 PM
The ruling probably infers that if the worker was injured enough he probably wouldn't be able to horse ride. Perhaps he rode the horse once the boat docked.
Posted by: Trident University | December 13, 2012 at 08:39 AM