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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the week-2nd opinions

Greetings, I had a request to do a Tip on 2nd opinions in Florida WC. The current WC statute (since 10/1/2003) does not specifically say anything about 2nd opinions.  (There may be a few employers out there that still utilize a Managed Care program from the...

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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the week-Medical Noncompliance

Greetings, recently I have received a few questions as to what constitutes “medical non-compliance” in Florida and what can be done about it.  In general, medical non-compliance is missing at least two appointments without a reasonable excuse.   If...

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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the Week- losing control of 1-time change

Greetings, there have been some recent JCC level decisions regarding delays in “providing” a 1-time change that have concluded an Employer/Carrier can lose control of the choice of doctor even if they timely authorized one if the appointment is too far in the...

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Briefly Speaking

Briefly Speaking- Case Law Updates March 2025

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Mitchell Incorvaia v. City of St. Petersburg and Commercial Risk Management, Inc. JCC Young: St....

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Michael Casto named EG Partner

Please join us in congratulating Michael Casto of the Jacksonville office on becoming a Partner in the firm.  Mike has done an excellent job for his clients and has become one of the leading specialists in Presumption/1st Responder claims in the state.  ...

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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Subsequent accidents-3/20/2025

Greetings, by special request, here is a Tip on how to handle a new accident that occurs after the open WC claim. How to find out if there has been any new accidents -  Sometimes, the claimant will actually mention a new accident to the treating doctor, so be sure...

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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the week- Settling direct with claimants

Greetings,  I typically receive a few referrals a month where the adjuster has settled the claim directly with the claimant without an attorney (pro se).   There are a few steps to be aware of in handling these from the Q-Rules of WC Procedure: At a...

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Briefly Speaking

Briefly Speaking- Case Law Updates February 2025

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office David Gottwald v. Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corp. and Protective Insurance Company JCC Pitts: Orlando District...

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