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Charlene M. Bifulco v. Patient Business & Financial Services, Inc.   SC09-172

Ms. Bifulco sued her former employer, alleging she was fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim and for reporting wrongdoing by a supervisor. The trial court dismissed both claims. On the first claim, the court ruled that Ms. Bifulco had not filed a pre-suit notice required by state law. On the second claim, the court ruled that Patient Business & Financial Services was not covered by Florida's private whistle-blower law because it was a subsidiary of a hospital taxing authority. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court on the workers' comp claim and upheld the trial court on the whistle-blower claim.
Volusia County