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Tip Of The Week – Missed Time For Doctor Appts
Greetings, Last week I had a few questions in regard to missing time from work for doctor/therapy appointments, and whether that we could possibly owe TPD for that time. Apparently there was some industry article that implied we did not owe TPD for time missed for...
FL Case Law Summaries – 8/12/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Raymond Carrion v. American Airlines/Sedgwick CMS JCC Castiello; Miami District; Order Date: August 9, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-026393PCC; D/A: 8/17/2015...
Attorney Fee Update – 8/11/16
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...
FL Case Law Summaries – 8/10/16
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...
FL Case Law Summaries – 8/8/16
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,...
Tip Of The Week – Attorney Fees For Advances
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...
FL Case Law Summaries – 8/4/16
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,...
Tip Of The Week – Transportation Part II
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...
Tip Of The Week – Transportation
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...
Medicare Set-Aside Primer
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...