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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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EG Winter 2025 Gazette

Chief Editor: Tracie Childers, Associate, Orlando Author: Ana McQueen, Associate, Orlando Author: Karli Sarratt, Associate, Tennessee Editor: Karysa Eraclides, Associate, Sarasota Editor: Jacob Berry, Associate, Georgia Title: Mileage reimbursement requests: Did...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week- FL litigation stats

Greetings, The FL Division of Workers’ Compensation has a searchable database that tracks the number of  WC claims that are reported to them.  (Medical only claims that never settle or get an impairment rating are NOT part of the numbers because they are...

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Georgia Case Law Update

Taylor v. Argos USA: Georgia Case Law Update re “Justified” Refusal to Accept Light Duty Employment   On January 31, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals published an opinion that may have dramatically expanded the circumstances in which a Claimant’s failure to...

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Briefly Speaking- Case Law Updates January 2025

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Joe Louis Aviles v. Orange County Board of County Commissioners/CCMSI JCC Pitts: Orlando District...

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CMS Update- Zero Dollar Allocations

There are two momentous changes to CMS Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) reference guide, which will modify CMS‘s guidelines on amended reviews and zero dollar Medicare Set-Asides. Per an email from CMS of January 21, 2025, effective...

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Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Reporting claims

Greetings,  I often get questions about which types of claims need to be reported by an Employer to the Carrier/TPA, and when.   Here is quick synopsis of the categories of claims and reporting, and at the bottom, some caselaw about what can happen...

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Morgan's Tips of the Week

Morgan’s Tip of the Week- PTD reminders for 2025

Greetings, and happy New Year!  Some fun PTD reminders to calendar for the upcoming year: For dates of accident after 10/1/2003, PTD benefits end at age 75 (for almost every claimant unless the accident prevented them from working enough to qualify for Social...

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Briefly Speaking- December 2024

Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Ashley v. W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor/Commercial Risk JCC Holley:   Jacksonville...

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