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Greetings, Last week, the 1st DCA addressed the issue of the counting of 30 days after a PFB is filed for purpose of claimant attorney fee entitlement in Zenith v. Barrizonte-Cruz (Click Here). Under 440.34(3), a claimant’s attorney is not entitled to a...

Greetings, Everyone has always anecdotally known that S. Florida is more litigious, but I have never seen any true analysis of the situation. The few cases I have handled over the years down there certainly have attested to a very different environment. It got me...

Greetings, one of the more frustrating aspects of the current WC law is a “later-proved benefit”, thus resulting in claimant attorney fees. For example, the claimant files a PFB for TPD. The adjuster denies it because there is no lost wages. Then at some later...

Greetings, and happy new year!  I want to thank everyone for the support you have given me and the firm over the past year, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in 2020 and beyond! Just a housekeeping reminder on PTD supplemental benefits as the calendar...

Greetings, Tis the season for holiday parties and functions, and inevitably,  holiday party claims.  And as if on cue, the 1st DCA  issued a ruling in Reynolds v. Anixter Power Solutions last week (link below).  As a reminder, to be compensable, there are two...

Greetings, DOAH just put out its annual report, a 300 page analysis of the Fla WC litigation system.  The report is instructive not only on how the last year has trended but also the longer term impact of the Castellanos case and claimant attorney hourly fees. ...

Greetings, a few things: Today is 1-time change clean-up day.  Be sure to scan everything from the claimant or their attorney that came in Wednesday or over the weekend.   Look out for anything citing 440.13(2)(f), an “alternative” doctor, etc…We must respond by...