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BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Nancy J. Harris v. Hillsborough County School Board/Broadspire JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: May 5, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-026644MAN; D/A:...

Greetings, Well today is one week since Castellanos, and we have already seen an impact.   I have had 6 mediations, so let me share some insight as to what I have seen so far. One attorney was demanding a $7,500 side attorney fee on top of a $12,500 settlement...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Geraldine Jean-Francois v. Dept. of Juvenile Justice/Division of Risk Management JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: May 3, 2016 OJCC Case:...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Shane Reed v. Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Dept./City of Jacksonville Risk Management JCC Holley; Jacksonville District; Order Date: April 29, 2016...

Eraclides, Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters is pleased to announce that  Allen Grant, Esquire  has joined the firm as  a partner in our Nashville, Tennessee office.  Allen is an experienced workers’ compensation defense attorney with deep roots in Nashville,...

Eraclides, Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters is pleased to announce that Michael D. Kiner has become a partner in the firm. Mike has zealously defended Employer/Carriers/Third Party Administrators in workers’ compensation disputes for more than 20 years, and...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Keith Switzer v. Vern’s Insulation/Zurich American JCC Anderson; Daytona Beach District; Order Date: April 28, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-012721WWA; D/A:...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Wallace Cruz v. American Airlines/American Airlines Worker’s Compensation Dept./Sedgwick CMS JCC Medina-Shore; Miami District; Order Date: April 27, 2016...

Ok, I have now had the chance to read the decision and digest it a bit.  First, let’s start with this, the sky has not fallen, it’s not the end of the world.  We have to adapt to a new way of handling and defending claims to protect our clients and employers. ...

SUPREME COURT DECIDES CASTELLANOS FEE  STATUTE UNCONSTITUTIONAL   The Supreme Court of Florida issued an opinion in the case of Marvin Castellanos v. Next Door Company, et al, NO. SC 13-2082 (Fla. April 28, 2016), and held that F.S. §440.34 as amended in 2009 is...