Case Name: Jairo CARDONA, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC. and Ohio Casualty Company, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-11-17
Citations: 626 So. 2d 335
Docket Number: No. 92-2503
Parties: Jairo CARDONA, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC. and Ohio Casualty Company, Appellees.
Judges: KAHN, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 626
Pages: 335–336

Head Matter:
Jairo CARDONA, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC. and Ohio Casualty Company, Appellees.
No. 92-2503.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 17, 1993.
William L. Welker of Goldberg, Goldstein & Buckley, P.A., Ft. Myers and Bill McCabe of Shepherd, McCabe & Cooley, Longwood, for appellant.
Hermes Eraclides of O’Riorden, Mann, Hootman, Ingram & Dunkle, P.A., Sarasota, for appellees.

Opinion:
LAWRENCE, Judge.
Jairo Cardona appeals the decision of the judge of compensation claims (JCC) denying him attorney's fees and costs. Cardona asserted entitlement to attorney's fees based on sections 440.34(3)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes (1989). The standard of review of a JCC's award or denial of attorney's fees under section 440.34(3), is whether the findings on which the award or denial is based, are supported by competent, substantial evidence. Palumbo v. Metropolitan Dade County, 465 So.2d 647 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). After careful review of the record, we find there is competent, substantial evidence to support the JCC's finding and hereby affirm.
KAHN, J., concurs.
SMITH, J., dissents, with opinion.