Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • April 2018 | Page 12

QUICK BITS Congrats, Rep. Berman! Congrats to our friend and the newest Member of the Florida Senate Lori Berman on her Special Election Senate win! Workers’ Comp Benefits Backed in Intoxication Case The widow of a construction worker who was struck and killed by a truck should be able to receive workers’ compensation insurance benefits, despite the likelihood that he was intoxicated at the time of the accident, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal stemmed from the April 2015 death of Matthew Inmon, who was killed while walking along U.S. 1 in Volusia County after being at a bar, according to court records. 12 DITCHMEN • APRIL 2018