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Morgan’s Tip of the Week- MMI, are we done yet?
Greetings, Florida has some nuances regarding Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), so here are some reminders: MMI is defined in the statute as 440.02(10) “Date of maximum medical improvement” means the date after which further recovery from, or lasting improvement...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- (Update) Pending FL fee schedule changes
Greetings, An update on the pending bill increasing the Florida fee schedule for physicians. The bill was finally officially sent to the Governor for signature on Friday 6/7/24 (along with a slew of other bills to sign including CS/HB...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- 1st DCA clarifies the SOL
Greetings, You may recall a Tip that I did last year about a potential drastic change to how the Fla 1st DCA was applying the Statute of Limitations in the Annalie Ortiz v. Winn-Dixie, Inc (1D21-0885) case The DCA’s opinion in Ortiz was put on hold pending Motions...
Briefly Speaking- May 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Authors: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office and Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Raul Fonte v. ECU Worldwide and Memic Indemnity Company JCC Kerr: Miami...
Pending Marijuana changes and the impact on FL, GA and TN Work Comp
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the pending changes regarding the Federal government reducing marijuana to a Schedule III drug, allowing for its medicinal use. Below are summaries regarding the state of medical marijuana in Workers’ Compensation in...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- pending Marijuana legal status change
Greetings, As you may have heard, there are proposed changes at the Federal level regarding the use of medical marijuana. As of right now there has been no official change yet, but here is a recap of where we are in Florida, the proposed changes at the...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Contact with Represented Claimants
Greetings, there is a lot of confusion surrounding contact with a claimant who is represented by an attorney in Florida. Very often, the claimant’s attorney advises that neither the adjuster nor the nurse case manager can have any contact with the...
Briefly Speaking April 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Rocio Ortiz v. US Parking Limited JCC Medina-Shore: Miami...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- 120-day rule and subsequent conditions
Greetings, After we accept a claim as compensable, sometimes new conditions arise that may or may not be compensable. A great example of this is a referral to a psychiatrist from the authorized doctor. In this instance, where a new condition arises more...
Eraclides Gelman March Briefly Speaking
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Angel Rodriguez v. Encore Group and ESIS WC Claims JCC Ring: Ft. Lauderdale...