DIXIE GROWERS, INC. v. MENDEZ

No. 1D03-3294.

882 So.2d 441 (2004)

DIXIE GROWERS, INC. and Florida Preferred Risk, Appellants, v. Eriberto MENDEZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 31, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Cristal of Sponsler, Bennett, Jacobs & Cristal, P.A., Tampa, for appellants.

Deborah L. Slowik-Eldridge, St. Petersburg, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Eriberto Mendez, a Florida workers' compensation claimant, filed a petition for benefits which sought authorization of a Spanish-speaking psychiatrist for his evaluation and treatment. Later, Mendez moved for an independent medical examination with a particular psychiatrist. The motion was called up for hearing and claimant's counsel made an ore tenus request at the hearing for authorization of a Spanish-speaking psychiatrist to treat Mendez. The request...

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