Service American Indemnity Company/PMA Insurance Group and Robert B. Hess Racing, Inc. v. Bulfrano Andres Bahena

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2024-2283
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S ERVICE A MERICAN I NDEMNITY
C OMPANY /PMA I NSURANCE
GROUP and R OBERT B. H ESS
R ACING, INC .,
Appellants,
v.
B ULFRANO A NDRES B AHENA ,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
Michael J. Ring, Judge.
Date of Accident: July 23, 2023.
November 26, 2025
PER C URIAM.
Because 	competent, 	substantial 	evidence 	in 	the 	record
supports 	the 	Judge 	of 	Compensation 	Claims’ 	findings 	that
Appellee met the definition of employee and did not meet the
definition 	of 	independent 	contractor, 	the 	amended 	final
compensation order is affirmed. 	See § 440.02(18)(a), Fla. Stat.
(2023) (defining employee under Workers’ Compensation Law);
§ 440.02(18)(d)1. (defining independent contractor).
OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROBERTS and B ILBREY , JJ., concur.

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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jodi K. Middleton of Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando;
Richard N. Asfar of Almazan Law, Tampa; K. Kay Dodd Anderson,
and Rene E. Hidalgo of Almazan Law, Miami, for Appellants.
Michael J. Winer of Winer Law Group, Tampa; Richard James
Dolan, II, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee.