Opinion
No. 1D2023-1933
09-04-2024
TRIFECTA SERVICES COMPANY, Appellant, v. Ederlin NAJAR, Appellee.
Todd J. Sanders and Lori L. Bethea of Chartwell Law, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Richard Sicking and Mark A. Touby of Touby, Chait & Sicking, P.L., Coral Gables, for Appellee.
On appeal from the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Walter J. Havers, Judge.
Todd J. Sanders and Lori L. Bethea of Chartwell Law, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Richard Sicking and Mark A. Touby of Touby, Chait & Sicking, P.L., Coral Gables, for Appellee. Per Curiam.
Affirmed. See Owens v. CCJ, Auto Transport, 59 So. 3d 179 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) (finding coverage under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law, section 440.09(1)(d), Florida Statutes, with respect to an out-of-state work injury because the claimant’s employment contract was formed while the claimant was residing in Florida, and the claimant’s acceptance of the Employer’s offer in Florida was the last act necessary to form the contract).
Osterhaus, C.J., and Bilbrey and Nordby, JJ., concur.