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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – MCC and Specific Diagnosis

Greetings, the 1st DCA issued a ruling last week clarifying-ish Major Contributing Cause and the 120 day rule in Sanchez v. Yellow Transport, 1D19-4231. The crux of the case was the E/C had authorized treatment over the years for the “lumbar spine”, and had never...

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COVID-19 And The OJCC: Revisited

      COVID-19 & THE OJCC REVISITED An update on the pandemic and its ongoing impact in the Florida Workers’ Compensation system.          By: Wes Heim - Tampa Just a few months ago we took a look at how the OJCC had been affected by the pandemic...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – FL COVID WC Stats

Greetings, the Florida Division of Workers’ Comp just put out a report summarizing the data from the COVID-19 claims through August 31.   A link to the full report is below.  My colleague We Heim in our Tampa office will be doing a deeper dive in an upcoming...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Discovery Delays

Greetings, One of the impacts of the Coronavirus on litigation is the delay on the ability to do the level of discovery that is really essential in defeating or driving down the value in WC claims.  Getting our arms around a claimant’s past medical history, prior...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – More Florida UE Changes Coming

Greetings, last week, Florida announced it will apply to  participate in the Federal Lost Wages Assistance Program created by the President’s Executive Order.   The CARES Act additional $600 in unemployment benefits expired on 7/31, and mostly everyone on...

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Briefly Speaking – Case Law Updates (8/31/20)

Mary Thompson v. Escambia County School Board First DCA Judges: Lewis, Roberts, and Makar         Order date:  8/17/2020 JCC Winn:   Pensacola District                                     Order date:   10/11/2019   OJCC Case:  ...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – 2 + 2 Isn’t Always 4

Greetings, this is true not only of how things go in 2020, but also in calculating Florida Impairment ratings. For Impairment ratings, Florida physicians are supposed to use the 1996 Florida Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule (or FUPIRS for short*).  The...

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Briefly Speaking – Case Law Updates (8/24/20)

Ivan Lopez v. Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, Inc. JCC Sojourner:   Orlando District                        Order date:   7/16/2020      OJCC Case:   19-015951MES                              Date of Accident:    3/28/2018 Pro Se Claimant:   Ivan Lopez     ...

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Briefly Speaking – Case Law Updates (8/3/20)

Donald Barry v. B Hoover Ventures Inc. and Employers Preferred Insurance Company JCC Humphries: Jacksonville District               Order Date: 6/19/2020 OJCC Case: # 19-028179                                               Date of Accident: 10/16/2019 Claimant’s...

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