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Tip Of The Week – Attorney Fees And Attendant Care
Greetings, With the reinstitution of hourly fees, we may see this old angle on attendant care make a comeback. What we would often see is a PFB asking for attendant care, and after a review of the file, the adjuster would deny it as no doctor had prescribed attendant...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/27/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Genson Idorvil v. Keystaff, Inc./Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. JCC Lewis; Ft. Lauderdale District; Order Date: June 22, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-006243DAL;...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/23/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Cathy Pitts v. Marion County Public Schools/Johns Eastern Company JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: June 20, 2016 OJCC Case: 13-014264MRH; D/A:...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/21/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Walter R. Sanders v. Halifax Media Group/ACE USA JCC Sojourner; Lakeland District; Order Date: June 15, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-008463NES; D/A: 7/18/2014...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/17/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Humberto Ramos v. Southern Wine & Spirits/Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest, and Sedgwick CMS JCC Winn; Pensacola District; Order Date: June...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/15/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS James Boyle v. JA Cummings, Inc./Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. JCC Lewis; Ft. Lauderdale District; Order Date: June 10, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-006152DAL;...
Tip Of The Week – Potential Defense To Westphal Claim
Greetings, This ONLY applies to old claims with a date of accident between 1/1/1994 through 9/30/03… If you get a claim under Westphal to pay any past due indemnity for a claim with a date of accident under the 1994 law, there is a potential defense. For claims with...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/13/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Annabella Pinera v. Target/Sedgwick CMS Appeal of the Order from JCC Marjorie Hill DCA Order Date: June 7, 2016 Case:...
Supreme Court Decides Westphal
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com SUPREME COURT DECIDES WESTPHAL 104 WEEK CAP ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL The Supreme Court of Florida issued an opinion in the case of...
FL Case Law Summaries – 6/10/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Richard Seay v. Republic Services d/b/a Florida Refuse/CCMSI JCC Lorenzen; Tampa District; Order Date: June 3, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-025298EHL; D/A:...