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BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com UPDATE ON ATTORNEY’S FEES - HOW MUCH ARE THE COURTS AWARDING? The following is an update on JCC and DCA attorney fee decisions published in July 2016, following...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Ana Raposo v. Flagler County School Board/Johns Eastern Company, Inc./Flagler County Board of Public Ins JCC Anderson; Daytona Beach District; Order...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS John O’Connor v. Indian River County Fire Rescue/Johns Eastern Company, Inc. Appeal of the Order from JCC Robert Dietz DCA Order Date: August 2,...

Greetings, Here’s one for the good guys. In one of my cases, the claimant filed a Motion for a $2,000 Advance.  We responded with a Motion stating the claimant has failed to provide evidence justifying the advance or the exact amount of the advance as required by...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Jermaine Davis v. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office/USIS Appeal of the Order from JCC D’Ambrosio DCA Order Date: July 25,...

Greetings, my Tip last week prompted several questions regarding transportation to and from work when the doctor assigns a work restriction of “no driving”. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a 1st DCA case on the issue. The first thing that should be done...

Greetings, A standard claim that many claimant attorney’s list on their PFB’s is for transportation to medical appointments. The law on whether and when we are required to provide transportation is fairly liberally construed towards the claimant.  The Williams case...

By: Vanessa Lipsky, Partner and Section Lead Medicare Compliance, Miami When developing a plan of action for overall claim settlement, it is important to determine whether there are Medicare implications that may apply to your claim.  Otherwise, issues could arise...

By: Ryan Lawson, Associate, Atlanta Every year on July 1st, the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act changes.  Sometimes the changes are substantial, such as the changes to the Posted Panel requirements that went into effect one year ago.  In other years, the changes...

By: Allen Grant, Partner, Nashville As seems to be the annually with the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, the 2016 Session of the Tennessee legislature again enacted substantive changes to the Act that will have a dramatic impact on claim exposure, claims...