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Greetings, back in February of this year, the 1st DCA struck down the FL Division of WC’s rule that prevented carriers from denying dispensing by practitioners (attached case).  The court ruled that a physician is not a pharmacy/pharmacist, and we do not have to...

Happy Thursday, Team! This week’s tip is by special request and outlines when to apply Georgia’s 400-week cap vs. traditional life expectancy pricing in MSAs. JOHN’S GA TIP OF THE WEEK- MSAs: When to Apply Georgia’s 400-Week Cap vs. Traditional Life Expectancy Pricing...

Greetings, it has long been an established part of the FL Workers’ Compensation law that we may have to provide authorized treatment for unrelated personal health conditions if those conditions prevent us from treating the compensable injury.  This is the...

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Kristen Bell vs. Palm Beach County School District/Davies Claims North America JCC Hedler: Tampa...

Greetings, nothing frustrates an adjuster more than when it appears a new and unrelated body parts is getting added to a claim.   You have a compensable wrist injury, and then you get a request for cervical MRI, or you have a foot injury and the doctor asks...

Greetings, according to the U.S. Dept of Labor, approximately 5% of Floridians have a 2nd job.  There are some nuances and challenges to calculating a claimant’s Average Weekly Wage and TPD when there is concurrent employment.  The 2nd job must be covered...

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Dino Castronova v. Ajax Building Corporation/Arch Insurance & Gallagher Bassett JCC Clark:   Ft. Myers...

Greetings, since the 1st DCA’s  Estes decision, I am getting a lot of questions about how to handle situations involving the Statute of Limitations.  (Hope you can join us in Tampa on Friday (7/31) for our 11th annual CEU/Dinner event, we have over 200...

Happy Friday Team! This week’s tip is by special request and covers How to Suspend TTD Benefits When the Claimant Voluntarily Returns to Light Duty (very rare): More often than not, indemnity benefits are suspended because the authorized treating physician released...

Greetings, by special request, this Tip is on how to handle a new accident that occurs after your claim. How do we find if there has been a new accident?  Sometimes we discover the claimant has had a new accident from the claimant telling the provider in our...