1DCA Dismisses Workers' Comp Appeal in Tempo Courier v. Galvez

In Tempo Courier LLC v. Galvez, Case No. 1D2026-0788, the First District Court of Appeal reviewed an appeal from the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, with Judge Daniel A. Lewis listed below and an accident date of October 2, 2025.

On June 3, 2026, the First DCA issued a short per curiam opinion dismissing the appeal. The court cited Dedge v. Crosby, 914 So. 2d 1055 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005), and did not reach any substantive Chapter 440 issue in the opinion itself.

The takeaway is procedural: not every workers' compensation appeal ends in a merits ruling. When the appellate court dismisses the case, the parties are left without new guidance on the benefits dispute, and the threshold appellate defect controls the outcome.

Source: Opinion PDF