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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – PTD Terms
Greetings, As our workforce ages in Florida, we will continue to see an increase in PTD claims. (Here’s a link to two great studies on the workforce aging and population in Florida)....
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: Daniel...
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 weeks...
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 other...
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: Michael...
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 could...