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Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Shannon Washington, Jr. v. Cone Distributing Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Company JCC Newman: Tallahassee District...

(Join us Thursday for an Afterhours CEU/refreshments at our Orlando/Maitland office, RSVP eg@eraclides.com) Greetings, ah the wonders of technology.   Last week I had several adjusters reach out to me regarding a “change” in the Florida Medical mileage...

Happy Wednesday Team, This week’s tip outlines the benefits of scheduling mediation early in the claim (special shoutout to my fellow “Liar Liar” fans)! JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK: Schedule Mediation Early! Benefits of Early Mediation Faster and Cheaper than...

Greetings, I’ve had a few questions recently regarding whether a claimant needs to be at maximum medical improvement to settle their claim in Florida.(Be sure to join us on Thursday (tomorrow) for our 30 min Tips of the Month webinar, you can register at...

Hi Team, This week’s tip is simple yet VERY important. OC’s look for reasons to argue indemnity benefits were improperly suspended, so make sure to select the correct “box” on the WC-2! Suspending TTD Benefits - So Many Boxes, (and I Have) So Little Time . . . One of...

Greetings, by special request, in follow up to last week’s tip on suspending for failure to return the Fraud Statement, this week is about suspending for failure to return the DWC-19 Employee Earnings reports.  As with the Fraud statement, it’s a strategic...

Happy Monday! By special request, this week’s Georgia tip covers a VERY common question: The Claimant Keeps Missing Appointments – What Can I Do?? Answer: File the PMT(b): Petition to Show Cause Regarding Medical Treatment/Employee’s Failure to Attend Medical...

Greetings, I had a question today about failure to return the Fraud Statement that is sent to a claimant with the initial packet.  It is a little used tool, but in the right situation, we can suspend benefits if the claimant fails to return the signed...

1/27/2026 Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Gerald Kostecka v. North Port Retail Center / Florida Blue and Corvel JCC Young: Tampa...

Greetings, the Florida Legislative session is underway, and will run from 1/13/26-3/13/26. (Join us this Thursday 1/22 for a 30 min live discussion on Tips and Tricks of the month, reach out to EG@eraclides.com to register) So far there have been only few proposed...