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Briefly Speaking – FL Attorney’s Fees Updates (7/5/18)
Carol Prokap v. PRP Wine International JCC Weiss: Ft. Myers District Order Date: June 1, 2018 OJCC Case: 13-029487 JCC Order: Click Here Claimant’s Counsel: Brian Sutter E/C’s...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Updates (7/3/18)
Robert Williams v. Wells Fargo JCC Dietz: Melbourne District Opinion Date: June 5, 2018 OJCC Case: 17-005854 Date of Accident: November 23, 2016 Claimant’s Trial Counsel:...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Accident vs. Injury
Greetings, I probably get 2-3 questions a day from clients to help them make a determination on whether an accident or injury c an be denied or if it is compensable. (Keep those questions coming!) In laymen’s terms, an accident is the event, the injury is the...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Math/OP and UP
Greetings, this tip is on everyone’s favorite topic, math. For the first few weeks of a claim, it can be difficult to obtain the correct information regarding the AWW and post-accident earnings to pay benefits correctly. This can create hodge-podge of underpaid...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Updates (6/1/18)
Harbor Freight Tools, Inc. v. Patricia Whitehead JCC Humphries: Jacksonville District Opinion Date: May 18, 2018 OJCC Case: 16-019425 Date of Accident: May 3, 2015 E/C’s Counsel: Daniel Schwarz & Gina...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Settling Pro Se Claims
Greetings, an issue has come up recently on two of my files where the adjuster settled the file with a claimant directly pro se. The issue is whether the settlement covers “any and all claims”. In one, the claimant alleged he did not think he was settling his...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (5/4/18)
April 2018 Attorney Fees & Costs Orders Marilyn Kay Kopp v. Heartland Dental JCC Dietz: Melbourne District Order Date: April 5, 2018 OJCC Case: 17-004257 JCC Order: Click Here Claimant’s Counsel:...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (4/23/18)
FIRST DCA ORDERS Joseph Ryals v. Escambia County BOCC JCC Winn: Pensacola District Opinion Date: March 27, 2018 OJCC Case: 15-006425 Date of Accident: April 30, 2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Brian...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – 1-Time Change Authorization
Greetings, A JCC just ruled that the E/C took too long after selecting a 1-time change doctor to “provide” the doctor, and thus the claimant was allowed to select their own physician. This is a JCC level decision, and not an appellate decision, but other judges...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (4/6/18)
Attorney’s Fees & Costs Orders Daniel Ruiz v. All Florida Brick Corp. JCC Medina-Shore: Miami District Order Date: March 1, 2018 OJCC Case: 15-024327 JCC Order: Click Here Claimant’s Counsel: Ivan...