context: This is not to say that a compensation carrier is immune from all intentional torts. The workers' compensation scheme does not immunize a compensation carrier from wrongdoing which occurs independently of its claims handling.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.parenthetical: adjuster who fraudulently edited the statement of a claimant which results in the denial of benefits constitutes an intentional act independent of the handling of a workers' compensation claim
citation_a.sentence: Sibley v. Adjustco, Inc., 596 So.2d 1048 (Fla.1992) (adjuster who fraudulently edited the statement of a claimant which results in the denial of benefits constitutes an intentional act independent of the handling of a workers’ compensation claim); cf. Associated Indus. of Fla. Prop. & Cas. Trust v. Smith, 633 So.2d 543 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994) (it is not an independent tort for a work ers’ compensation carrier to withdraw benefits, as a wrongful termination can be remedied under the statute).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: it is not an independent tort for a work ers' compensation carrier to withdraw benefits, as a wrongful termination can be remedied under the statute
citation_b.sentence: Sibley v. Adjustco, Inc., 596 So.2d 1048 (Fla.1992) (adjuster who fraudulently edited the statement of a claimant which results in the denial of benefits constitutes an intentional act independent of the handling of a workers’ compensation claim); cf. Associated Indus. of Fla. Prop. & Cas. Trust v. Smith, 633 So.2d 543 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994) (it is not an independent tort for a work ers’ compensation carrier to withdraw benefits, as a wrongful termination can be remedied under the statute).