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New Twist to Prevailing Party Costs Established by the First DCA
By: Michael Quiggins, Partner, Tallahassee The First DCA issued another curious decision in the claimant’s favor on December 28, 2015 in Jennings v. Habana Health Care Center, (1D15-1749) which essentially exposes the employer/carrier to pay litigation costs to the...
FL Tip of the Week: Evals only and Diagnostic Testing
I was at the JCC’s office yesterday and one of the Orlando Judges was telling me about a case of his that was just heard before the 1st DCA regarding evaluations and diagnostic testing recommended by the treater. This case involved a shoulder injury, and then...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/19/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Aurelio Lawrence v. American Airlines/Sedgwick CMS JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: January 15, 2016 OJCC Case: 13-016086MAM; D/A: 12/28/2012 Claimant’s Counsel: Toni Villaverde Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Robert...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/18/16
By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Kathleen Cochran v. Hess Retail Operations/York Risk Services Group JCC Dietz; Sebastian-Melbourne District; Order Date: January 14, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-012944RLD; D/A: 4/16/2015 Claimant’s Counsel: Samuel S....
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/13/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Byron Molina-Rios v. NFI Transportation/Zurich American Insurance Company JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: January 11, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-012638MAM; D/A: 4/11/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: David Benn...
GA Tip of the Week: Medical Case Management
As of January 1, 2016 the State Board revised Board Rule 200.2 to now allow the Employer/Insurer to “utilize qualified medical case managers to provide telephonic or field medical case management services.” Basically this allows a case manager to communicate with...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/12/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Daniel Lavine v. S.O.I./Hartford/CCMSI JCC Sculco; Orlando District; Order Date: January 8, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-023632TWS; D/A: 6/12/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Michael J. MacDonald Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Gina...
GA Tip of the Week: WC-104
BY: Zal Linder | Partner It’s a new year and you all are probably looking at some of your claims wondering why they are still hanging around, and even worse, stuck paying weekly TTD checks. Maybe the claimant just doesn’t want to settle. Maybe your defense...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/11/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Danny Rogers v. Gateway Farms LLC, Get Up & Go, David Hajos JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: January 6, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-016938MRH; D/A: 3/21/2015 Claimant’s Counsel: Dean Burnetti...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Nelson Roman v. Lynx Transit Authority/Corvel Corp. JCC Condry; Orlando District; Order Date: January 5, 2016 OJCC Case: 04-011438WJC; D/A: 8/10/1995 Claimant’s Counsel: Thomas A. Vaughn Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Brian B....