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A big win for injured workers\u00a0was handed down recently by the Florida Supreme Court in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg<\/em><\/a>, wherein it was decided limitation on temporary total disability benefits violates the state constitution.\u00a0\"workers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So concludes a five-year legal battle in a closely-watched workers’ compensation claim filed when a 53-year-old city firefighter suffered a serious back injury while moving furniture as he battled a blaze. Plaintiff was totally disabled and unable to work. But state legislators overhauled the state’s workers’ compensation system back in 2003 amid pressure from business and insurance lobbyists, ultimately cutting off temporary total disability benefits after just two years.<\/p>\n

As plaintiff’s attorney later told\u00a0the Orlando Sentinel<\/a>,\u00a0“For anyone that had continued disability, this is an important thing. You can’t arbitrarily say people aren’t going to get benefits after a magical time limit like this.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is significant for those who have suffered a work-related personal injury because as a recent (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A big win for injured workers\u00a0was handed down recently by the Florida Supreme Court in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, wherein it was decided limitation on temporary total disability benefits violates the state constitution.\u00a0 So concludes a five-year legal…<\/span><\/p>\n

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