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Briefly Speaking – Attorney Fee Issue (1/14/19)
Brian Phillips v. J.H. Williams Oil JCC Beck: Sarasota District Order Date: December 4, 2018 OJCC Case: 15-006114 JCC Order: Click Here Claimant’s Counsel: Rosemary B. Eure E/C’s Counsel: Mitchell R....
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Medical Necessity Defense
Greetings and welcome to 2019, In the last week I have had the “3-day” and “10-day” rule argued in two cases, so here is a refresher. Under 440.13(3)(d) and (i), the carrier has to “respond” to a written request from the authorized provider in 3 days (if the...
Injuries Suffered at Holiday Parties
By: Mallorie Milord, Associate, Miami The holiday season is always a time that brings people in the workplace together. Whether your office is hosting a potluck holiday party at the office, at a co-worker’s house, or at a nice restaurant, it’s bound to be a good...
I Thought We Were On A Break?
By: Kenny Bishop, Associate, Atlanta Generally speaking, a Georgia Workers’ Compensation injury is compensable when an employee is injured while engaged in reasonable ingress or egress, and an injury is not compensable when an employee is injured while on a...
‘Tis the Season…al Employee
By: Chelsea England Leonard, Associate, Orlando As the holiday season heats up, a parallel surge of hiring seasonal staff may have already reached its boiling point. ‘Tis the season of the seasonal employee. The emergence of the seasonal employee brings with it...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – DOAH Annual Stats
Greetings, DOAH has published their annual report for fiscal year 2017-2018 (July 1-June 30). The link is attached but do not hit print unless you want 297 pages. Overall, the number of new litigated files is down slightly from the last year, 30,470, down 2.7%. ...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Summaries (12/10/18)
Stephanee Rose vs. Universal Health Services, Inc./Wekiva Springs Hotel JCC Humphries: Jacksonville District Order Date: November 19, 2018 OJCC Case: 18-010754RJH Date of Accident: March 8, 2018 Claimant’s Counsel:...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Summaries (12/7/18)
Robert W. Caszatt v. Polk Air Conditioning Inc. and Bridgefield, Retailfirst JCC Rosen: St. Petersburg District Order Date: 11/5/2018 OJCC Case: 12-001739SLR Date of Accident: 5/6/2011 Claimant’s Counsel: Bradley...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Do You Smell Something?
Greetings, one of the most frequent questions I get is about exposure-type claims. When the statute was amended in 2003, the Fla. Legislature intentionally created a higher burden for a claimant to prove an exposure claim. (Note an Exposure claim is different than...
Major Proposed Reform to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act
Matt Williams, Partner, Birmingham Holiday greetings! Below is a report from the Executive Director of a Task force formed to make recommendations regarding sweeping changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act: Members of the Task Force were evenly divided between...