Tag Archives: Fort Myers Workers Compensation
Lee County Investigators Probing Death At Cement Plant
A 23-year-old Fort Myers man was recently killed in a tragic industrial accident at a cement plant in Lehigh Acres, according to police. The victim passed away after falling into a cement mixer while working third shift at Oldcastle Coastal on Leonard Boulevard North. Members of the Florida Urban Search & Rescue Task Force… Read More »
Florida Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Bars Wrongful Death Settlement
A Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the state’s workers’ compensation laws prevent the estate of an employee killed on the job from receiving a multi-million dollar judgment against the employer and its insurer in a separate wrongful death case. The estate of Santana Morales, Jr. was denied a… Read More »