Cases from cite.case.law:

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. HACKETT,, 260 So. 3d 532 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . So.3d 1127 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (citing JCC's broad investigatory authority under pre-1990 law in § 440.29 . . .

CAL- MAINE FOODS BROADSPIRE, v. HOWARD,, 225 So. 3d 898 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . In preparation for hearing, the E/C filed medical records in compliance with section 440.29(4), Florida . . .

LEWIS, v. DOLLAR RENT A CAR ESIS WC, 220 So. 3d 1246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . .” § 440.29(1), Fla. Stat. (1987). . . .

A. BEDWELL, v. STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, 174 So. 3d 1127 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Fla. 1st DCA 1991) (holding JCC authorized to order IME using investigatory power provided in section 440.29 . . .

JACKSON, v. COLUMBIA PICTURES AND FIREMAN S FUND,, 153 So. 3d 347 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Regarding departure from the essential requirements of law, section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (Supp . . . be ordered where there is a conflict in the medical evidence, no such requirement appears in Section 440.29 . . .

CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION v. LATOUR,, 109 So. 3d 1232 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . . § 440.29(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). . . . .

VAUGHAN, v. BROWARD GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, 105 So. 3d 569 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . She asserts that the correspondence was not a “medical report” under section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes . . . Meli’s 2009 correspondence on the bases of hearsay, authentication, untimeliness under section 440.29 . . . Statutory Compliance— § Ji,k0.29(U) Section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes (2011), provides: All medical . . . Section 440.29(4) permits only the medical records of the healthcare providers authorized by the E/C . . . Thus, section 440.29(4), if adhered to, provides not only a hearsay exception, but also satisfaction . . .

YOUNG, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, 100 So. 3d 1168 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . Contrary to the E/C’s argument below and on appeal, the exception to authentication provided by section 440.29 . . .

TUTOR TIME CHILD CARE LEARNING CENTERS v. PATTERSON,, 91 So. 3d 264 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . /carrier (E/C) argues the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred by: (1) determining that section 440.29 . . . Section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes, first appeared in the extensive re-write of chapter 440 enacted . . . Section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes (2008), provides: All medical reports of authorized treating health . . . Section 440.29(4) relates only to the reports of physicians authorized by the E/C to provide the claimant . . . Section 440.29(4) permits only the medical records of the healthcare providers authorized by the E/C . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, 84 So. 3d 192 (Fla. 2011)

. . . Subdivisions (f)(6) and (f)(7) were amended to conform to section 440.29(2), Florida Statutes, providing . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, 75 So. 3d 239 (Fla. 2011)

. . . Subdivisions (f)(6) and (f)(7) were amended to conform to section 440.29(2), Florida Statutes, providing . . .

SNIDER, v. MUMFORD, INC. d b a, 65 So. 3d 579 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . permitted to order medical examinations based upon his investigatory authority pursuant to section 440.29 . . . 658 So.2d 673, 674 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) (approving JCC’s appointment of an IME, pursuant to section 440.29 . . . Smith, 576 So.2d 1366, 1367 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991) (holding JCC may order IME pursuant to section 440.29 . . .

MORTON S OF CHICAGO, INC. a v. LIRA,, 48 So. 3d 76 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . the multitude of medical bills he pled and placed at issue before the JCC, as permitted by section 440.29 . . .

AMOS, v. GARTNER, INC., 17 So. 3d 829 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . Although section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (2008) (stating a JCC shall not be bound by technical or . . .

In YATKO A. v., 416 B.R. 193 (Bankr. W.D.N.C. 2008)

. . . Gen.Stat. 1-440.27, 1-440.29. Some of these also subject him to contempt citations as well. N.C. . . .

WILLIAMS, v. BCI INDUSTRIES, 943 So. 2d 911 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Ronald Oppen-heim, to perform an IME, as authorized by section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (2005), allowing . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 891 So. 2d 474 (Fla. 2004)

. . . The following year, the Florida Legislature enacted section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes (Supp.1974), . . . stated -that the basis for its authority to adopt the rules came from the Legislature and sections 440.29 . . . As noted above, in 1974 the Legislature enacted section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes, which provided “ . . . In 1978, section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes, was amended to add the phrase, “except to the extent that . . . He also disagreed with the conclusion that section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes (1975), conferred on this . . .

CHAVARRIA, v. SELUGAL CLOTHING, INC. Co., 840 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . .” § 440.29(4), Fla. Stat. (1999). . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 829 So. 2d 791 (Fla. 2002)

. . . GENERAL PROVISIONS These rules, adopted with the authority of sections 440.271 and 440.29(3), Florida . . . Under section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes, we,. . . .

UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION, v. G. J. HENSON,, 823 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 2002)

. . . argues that Frye-testing medical testimony in workers’ compensation cases would be contrary to section 440.29 . . . within the worker’s compensation system does not conflict with the above-quoted portion of section 440.29 . . . See § 440.29(4),. Fla. Stat. (2001). Thus, section 440.29 has no bearing on the question before us. . . .

UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION, v. G. J. HENSON,, 787 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . argues that Nn/e-testing medical testimony in workers’ compensation cases would be contrary to section 440.29 . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 795 So. 2d 863 (Fla. 2000)

. . . Pursuant — toUnder section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes, we, . . . .

FAULKNER, v. ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO. Co., 739 So. 2d 154 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Nor do the judge’s investigative powers under section 440.29, Florida Statutes, authorize such an appointment . . .

ALACHUA COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER v. ALFORD,, 727 So. 2d 388 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . See §§ 440.29 (procedure before JCCs), .33 (powers of JCCs), Fla. . . .

ITT PALM COAST UTILITIES CIGNA, v. DOUGLAS,, 696 So. 2d 390 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . drafted by— claimant’s counsel, are viewed as “medical reports,” they fall outside the scope of section 440.29 . . .

RUCKER, v. CITY OF OCALA Co., 684 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . For example, similar to the statute at issue in this case, section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 674 So. 2d 631 (Fla. 1996)

. . . Pursuant to section 440.29(4), Florida Statutes, we,. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 664 So. 2d 945 (Fla. 1995)

. . . conform the rules to the legislative mandate (or comport with the legislative intent) set out in section 440.29 . . .

PUBLIC GAS CO. v. MONETTE,, 658 So. 2d 673 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . Our review of the order on appeal, however, indicates that the JCC relied upon section 440.29(1), Florida . . . The JCC is authorized to order an IME pursuant to his investigatory powers provided in section 440.29 . . .

HORIZON HEALTHCARE U. S. F. G. v. MURPHY,, 660 So. 2d 1065 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . 4.150, observing that its then-new power to adopt rules is expressly granted by amendment to section 440.29 . . .

SOUTHERN BAKERIES v. COOPER,, 659 So. 2d 339 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . The judge could also order a medical examination pursuant to section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (1991 . . . The judge’s investigative power under section 440.29(1) was unchanged, but the judge’s authority was . . .

SCOTTY S, INC. v. SARANDREA,, 645 So. 2d 121 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . issue, a JCC is authorized to order an IME pursuant to the investigatory powers provided in section 440.29 . . . In this case, the JCC was authorized to order the IME pursuant to section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes . . .

ROBERTS, v. BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC., 629 So. 2d 236 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Ben Hill counters with citation to section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (1991), which provides that, in . . . that Berry did not obviate the requirements of Fla.R.Work.Comp.P. 4.140(a) by its holding that section 440.29 . . .

REDDICK, v. CHARLES W. INFINGER CONSTRUCTION ERC,, 617 So. 2d 723 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Procedure, 343 So.2d 1273 (Fla.1977), the court relied on its statutory rule-making authority under section 440.29 . . .

PAULK, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, 615 So. 2d 260 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Workers’ compensation hearings are not conducted in article V courts, and we note that section 440.29 . . .

AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROCEDURE, 603 So. 2d 425 (Fla. 1992)

. . . the rules to the legislative mandate (or comport with the legislative intent) set out in Bisection 440.29 . . .

BERRY CORPORATION v. SMITH, Jr., 576 So. 2d 1366 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . to order an independent medical examination pursuant to his investigatory powers provided in section 440.29 . . . BOOTH and WOLF, JJ., concur. . § 440.29(1), Fla.Stat. (1987), states in pertinent part: In making an . . .

MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION v. J. E. ROOP,, 566 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . As to the JCC’s admission of the Glumb transcript, we note that section 440.29(1), Fla.Stat. permits . . . Section 440.29(1) provides that a JCC “shall not be bound by technical or formal rules of procedure, . . .

SANLANDO REPROGRAPHICS Co. v. VIDIMOS,, 545 So. 2d 397 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . evaluation might be approved in accordance with the deputy’s investigatory authority pursuant to section 440.29 . . .

BEASLEY, a v. MITEL OF DELAWARE, 449 So. 2d 365 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . See § 440.29(1), Florida Statutes. . . .

ODOM, v. WEKIVA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, 443 So. 2d 331 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . Although Section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes (1981), provides, in part, that in compensation hearings . . .

HOTEL ROYAL PLAZA Co. v. EDGAR,, 422 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . While a deputy commissioner is not bound by technical or formal rules of procedure, see § 440.29(1), . . .

CENTRAL OIL CO. Co. v. E. CAMPEN,, 390 So. 2d 191 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . 440.25(6), Fla.Stat., is inapplicable because it does not provide for the assessment of costs, while § 440.29 . . .

ATLANTA NATIONAL REAL ESTATE TRUST FM v. RAIN, R MW, s, 392 So. 2d 1339 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Sections 440.29(1) and 440.-25(3)(b) Fla.Stat. (1977) authorize such examinations; section 440.25(6) . . . be ordered where there is a conflict in the medical evidence, no such requirement appears in Section 440.29 . . . ANRET’s argument that sections 440.29(1) and 440.25(3) contemplate the use of independent witnesses before . . .

In FLORIDA WORKERS COMPENSATION RULES OF PROCEDURE, 390 So. 2d 698 (Fla. 1980)

. . . conform the rules to the legislative mandate (or comport with the legislative intent) set out in F.S. 440.29 . . .

H. WHEELER C. C. III v. DURHAM CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, 88 F.R.D. 27 (M.D.N.C. 1980)

. . . Court Concludes JLC 63 JLC 34.8 JLC 50.4 COP 25 COP 20 WAM 24 WAM 19.2 34.8 89.6 112 Expenses: $550.36 $440.29 . . .

In FLORIDA WORKERS COMPENSATION RULES OF PROCEDURE, 374 So. 2d 981 (Fla. 1979)

. . . the Court to promulgate procedural rules relating to practice before deputy commissioners (section 440.29 . . .

SPECIAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND, v. TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC., 358 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1978)

. . . Section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes (1975). . . .

In WORKMEN S COMPENSATION RULES OF PROCEDURE, 343 So. 2d 1273 (Fla. 1977)

. . . This petition is authorized under the provisions of Section 440.29(3), Florida Statutes, which was enacted . . . The present § 440.29(3), Fla.Stat. (1975), reads: “The practice and procedure before the commission and . . .

BAY PLUMBING COMPANY, INC. v. HARBIN, 337 So. 2d 799 (Fla. 1976)

. . . is afforded the Judge of Industrial Claims in conducting workmen’s compensation hearings by Section 440.29 . . .

HENDERSON S PORTION PAK v. E. JONES, 281 So. 2d 342 (Fla. 1973)

. . . .-25 (4) (b) and 440.29(2), Florida Statutes, 1971, F.S.A., clearly indicate that an extension of time . . .

W. WARDDELL, v. TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC., 256 So. 2d 212 (Fla. 1971)

. . . Sections 440.29(2), 440.-02(8) and 440.25, F.S.A., that testimony shall be reported and orders reviewed . . .

EZELL- TITTERTON, INC. v. A. K. F. a P. A. F. A. K. F., 234 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 1970)

. . . . § 440.29 (1967), F.S.A.; Jarvis v. Miami Retreat Foundation, 128 So.2d 393 (Fla.1961). . . . .

R. PAINTER, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF DADE COUNTY,, 223 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 1969)

. . . Section 440.29, F.S.A. . . .

HONEYWELL, INC. v. L. HALEY a, 216 So. 2d 745 (Fla. 1968)

. . . F.S. section 440.29(2), F.S.A., provides that the “* * * commission shall by regulation provide for the . . . Lieber (Fla.1962), 146 So.2d 896, we sustained as within the authority conferred by Section 440.29(2) . . . We think it reasonably follows from the permissive nature of the authority conferred it in Section 440.29 . . .

UNITED SAND MATERIAL CORPORATION v. FLORIDA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION N., 201 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 1967)

. . . Sec. 440.29(1), F.S.A., which frees such proceedings from technical or formal rules of procedure in order . . . Nor can the freedom from formal procedures authorized by Sec. 440.29(1) operate to deny a party the opportunity . . .

KIRK, Jr. v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS,, 185 So. 2d 161 (Fla. 1966)

. . . Sections 440.25(3) and 440.29(1) authorize the Commission to make or cause to be made such investigation . . .

LIEBER, v. MORRIS LIEBER, INC., 168 So. 2d 313 (Fla. 1964)

. . . Sections 440.29(2), 440.02(8) and 440.25, F.S.A., that-testimony shall be reported and orders reviewed . . .

GENERAL ACCIDENT GROUP, v. LIEBER,, 146 So. 2d 896 (Fla. 1962)

. . . We find that the Rule is a reasonable one authorized by Secs. 440.29(2) and 440.33(1) of the Workmen’ . . .

H. HEATH, v. THOMAS LUMBER COMPANY, F., 140 So. 2d 865 (Fla. 1962)

. . . Coupled with the provision of § 440.29, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., that the Commission shall not be bound . . .

M. BLACKWOOD, v. PENWOVEN, INC., 140 So. 2d 108 (Fla. 1962)

. . . Sec. 440.29, F.S.A. provides that such proceedings shall not be bound by “technical or formal rules of . . .

UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANY v. J. MYERS, 134 So. 2d 7 (Fla. 1961)

. . . decedent’s written statement as corroborated by the above testimony was admissible in evidence under Sec. 440.29 . . .

A. B. COVELL, v. BURGESS,, 115 So. 2d 177 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959)

. . . Sec. 440.29, F.S., F.S.A., “(1) In making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing the commission . . .

HODGES, v. STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA,, 112 So. 2d 593 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959)

. . . . § 440.29(1), F.S.A., . Hough v. Menses, Fla.1957, 95 So.2d 410; Chambers v. . . .

ASHBURN v. FOOD FAIR STORES,, 8 Fla. Supp. 68 (Fla. Industrial Comm'n 1955)

. . . A hearing is defined in section 440.29(2) as follows — “Hearings before the commission shall be open . . . •The legislature prescribed the conditions of a “hearing” in section 440.29(2) of the Act when it was . . .

GARLICK v. GARLICK OIL CO., 2 Fla. Supp. 11 (Fla. Industrial Comm'n 1952)

. . . . * * * Section 440.29(1), Florida Statutes of 1951. . . .