Mateo v. Villatoro, LLC / Lion Insurance Company

 JCC Hedler (West Palm Beach)(Tony Amelio)(2-28-22) – Granted the E/C’s Motion to Amend Pretrial Stipulation.  The E/C sought to add a new defense, misrepresentation, based on use of a false social security number in the Claimant’s recorded statement.  The JCC allowed the amendment as the basis for the defense was discovered in a records custodian deposition conducted after the initial Pretrial Stipulation was completed.  Click here to view Order