Case Name: Eric FLITE, Appellant, v. MEDI-TRANS, INC., a/k/a MTI Medi-Trans, Inc., a/k/a Meditrans Corporation, a Florida corporation, and United National Transport Network, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2015-09-30
Citations: 174 So. 3d 1128
Docket Number: No. 4D13-4572
Parties: Eric FLITE, Appellant, v. MEDI-TRANS, INC., a/k/a MTI Medi-Trans, Inc., a/k/a Meditrans Corporation, a Florida corporation, and United National Transport Network, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
Judges: GROSS, TAYLOR, JJ., and SHEPHERD, CAROLINE, Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 174
Pages: 1128–1129

Head Matter:
Eric FLITE, Appellant, v. MEDI-TRANS, INC., a/k/a MTI Medi-Trans, Inc., a/k/a Meditrans Corporation, a Florida corporation, and United National Transport Network, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
No. 4D13-4572.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 30, 2015.
Amy D. Shield of Amy D. Shield, P.A., Boca Raton, and Lavalle, Brown & Ronan, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellant.
Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A., Fort Laud-erdale, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The circuit court granted a defense motion to dismiss, either because the defendant was entitled to immunity under the workers' compensation statute or because, in an earlier settlement, the plaintiff released the defendant. Resolution of these issues required the court to make factual determinations outside of the pleadings. Ordinarily, affirmative defenses cannot be raised by a motion to dismiss, unless "the face of the complaint is sufficient to demonstrate the existence of the defense." Wallisville Corp. v. McGuinness, 154 So.3d 501, 504 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). See also Stubbs v. Plantation Gen. Hosp. Ltd. P'ship, 988 So.2d 683 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). We reverse and remand for the circuit court to consider the issues by way of summary judgment or an evidentiary hearing.
GROSS, TAYLOR, JJ., and SHEPHERD, CAROLINE, Associate Judge, concur.