Alberto Luis Ortega v. Enlightening Venture Inc., Travelers Indemnity Co of America

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2025-0002

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ALBERTO LUIS ORTEGA,

Appellant,

v.

ENLIGHTENING VENTURE INC., TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF AMERICA,

Appellees.

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On appeal from the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Edward Almeyda, Judge.

Date of Accident: January 15, 2024.

October 15, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Normandy Ins. Co. v. Bouayad, 372 So. 3d 671, 682 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023), review granted, No. SC2023-1576, 2024 WL 4449458 (Fla. Oct. 9, 2024) (holding that claims of injury caused by a tortfeasor’s acts will not be found compensable when an employee fails to meet his burden to establish an occupational cause).

LEWIS, ROBERTS, and TREADWELL, 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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Kenneth B. Schwartz, North Palm Beach; Carolyn Frank of Friedman, Rodman, Frank & Estrada, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Steven H. Preston and Sharon R. Vosseller of Hicks, Porter & Stein, P.A., Miami, for Appellees.