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FL Case Law Summaries – 2/3/16
By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Jonathan Brown v. Palm Beach County BOCC and Palm Beach County Fire/Preferred Government Claims Solutions JCC D’Ambrosio; West Palm Beach District; Order Date: February 1, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-022337MAD; D/A:...
FL Tip of the Week – Annual Joint Report re: Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Greetings, The Division of WC and the Division of Insurance Fraud just issued their annual joint report. Remember, there are two avenues for pursuing WC fraud, the JCC through the WC system and the criminal system through the DIF. Some interesting facts of claims...
FL Law Summaries – 2/1/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Josue Charlot v. Southeast Personnel Leasing/Packard Claims Administration JCC Kerr; Miami District; Order Date: January 27, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-012503MGK; D/A: 5/21/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Martha Fornaris Former...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/28/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS William VanWinter v. Frank Crum/Broadspire JCC Humphries; Jacksonville District; Order Date: January 26, 2016 OJCC Case: 12-003988RJH; D/A: 10/17/2011 Claimant’s Counsel: Daniel J. Glary Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: J. Craig...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/27/16
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Nick Panebianco, Esq., the former attorney for the Employee/Claimant/Elizabeth Vasquez v. Jackson Health System and Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc., and Elizabeth Vasquez Appeal of the Order from JCC...
GA Tip of the Week – New Board Rule 200.2
BY: Zal Linder | Partner As you may be aware, a new Board Rule was just enacted effective January 1, 2016. Board Rule 200.2 deals with changes to the rules governing nurse case managers and case management as a whole on our files. I have attached a full copy of...
FL Tip of the Week: Update on New Constitutional Challenge
Greetings, the Florida Supreme Court has set a date for Oral Arguments in Stahl, April 6, 2016. The claimant’s counsel is arguing that the 2003 statutory changes went too far in reducing benefits and workers have been deprived of rights because they are blocked...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/22/16
By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Aurelio Lawrence v. American Airlines/Sedgwick CMS JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: January 20, 2016 OJCC Case: 11-010126MAM; D/A: 9/21/2010 Claimant’s Counsel: Toni Villaverde Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Robert Donahue...
120 Day Update: Babahmetovic v. Scan Design’s Latest Incarnation
By: Gina Case, Associate, Sarasota On May 1, 2015, the First DCA issued an opinion in Babahmetovic v. Scan Design, 40 Fla. L. Weekly D 1030 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) that appeared to stand for the proposition that an employer/carrier must actually elect the 120-day...