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Florida Statute 440.55 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 440.55 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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440.55 Proceedings against state.—Any person entitled to compensation benefits by reason of the injury or death of an employee of the state, its boards, bureaus, departments, agencies, or subdivisions employing labor, may maintain proceedings and actions at law against the state, its boards, bureaus, departments, agencies, and subdivisions, for such benefit, said proceedings and action at law to be in the same manner as provided herein with respect to other employers.
History.—s. 19, ch. 18413, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 5966(55); s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1.

Cases Citing F.S. 440.55

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·Crutcher v. Sch. Bd. of Broward Cnty., 834 So. 2d 228 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31373480

failure to comply with either section 440.185 or section 440.055 estops the E/C from raising a statute of limitations
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Cited as authorityWing (2013)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2005)
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Cited as authorityFontanills (2005)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Larry K. Meyer, P.A. v. Kimberly, 765 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 11281, 2000 WL 1232997

referenced in section 440.055, Florida Statutes (1995). We reverse the order because section 440.055 is of doubtful

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