Case Name: DIAMOND RESTAURANT, d/b/a Arby's, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Mary CLARK, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-08-08
Citations: 565 So. 2d 380
Docket Number: No. 90-332
Parties: DIAMOND RESTAURANT, d/b/a Arby’s, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Mary CLARK, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS and MINER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 565
Pages: 380–380

Head Matter:
DIAMOND RESTAURANT, d/b/a Arby’s, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Mary CLARK, Appellee.
No. 90-332.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 8, 1990.
Robert H. Gregory, Coral Gables, for appellants.
Mark L. Zientz of Williams & Zientz, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
SHIVERS, Chief Judge.
The employer/carrier appeal a workers' compensation order requiring them to pay the outstanding and future medical bills of Dr. Suarez. In his order, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) stated "I find, based upon a written stipulation between the parties, that Dr. Suarez was previously authorized by the carrier to provide the claimant with future medical treatment and care." Despite claimant's urging, the JCC's basis for finding Dr. Suarez authorized is not independent of the attempted settlement agreement.
This court's reversal of Clark v. Diamond Restaurant, 564 So.2d 1201 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990) in effect, dissolved the parties' attempted settlement agreement and rendered its terms binding on no one. Since the JCC's order is founded on that agreement, it too must be reversed.
JOANOS and MINER, JJ., concur.