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Greetings, Impairment benefits are an area of the 2003 law that has not been heavily litigated previously.  IB’s are now a potential ripe target for claimant’s attorneys.  The statute basically requires an adjuster to confirm each week whether or not the claimant...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Anthony Salzman v. Eli Reyes Appeal of the Order from JCC Marjorie Hill DCA Order Date: August 18, 2016                        Case: 1D16-593;...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Elizabeth Hernandez v. Best Cleaning Specialist, Inc./Summit/Retail First Insurance Company JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: August 15, 2016...

By: Wesley Heim, Associate, Tampa In legal defense, there are few things more satisfying than unraveling a web of lies offered by a fraudulent claimant. Unfortunately, discovering information to prove fraud isn’t all that simple. Wearable technology such as a...

By: Richard Clark, Of Counsel, Nashville In July of 2016, the Tennessee Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Docket Number 2015-01-0147) issued a ruling of first impression in “Marshall v. Mueller Company.” In its decision, the Appeals Board analyzed the application...

By Michael C. Crumpler, Partner, Jacksonville There is a new paradigm for handling Florida workers’ compensation cases. The Florida Supreme Court’s recent decision in Castellanos v. Next Door Company, et al. (Opinion filed on April 28, 2016) drastically changed the...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS James C. Miller v. Eden Site Development, Inc./Crum & Forster and United States Fire Insurance Company JCC Pitts; Orlando District; Order Date:...

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...

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...

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...