Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Nelson Beaubrun v. American Airlines, Inc. and Sedgwick CMS JCC Jacobs: Miami District Order Date: 05-21-2024 OJCC Case: 24-002852JIJ Date of Accident: 12-19-2023 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Advance Summary: The claimant sought an advance payment due to […]
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Authors: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office and Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Raul Fonte v. ECU Worldwide and Memic Indemnity Company JCC Kerr: Miami District Order Date: 04-24-2024 OJCC Case: 23-012326MGK Date of Accident: 04-27-2023 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Repetitive Trauma Summary: The claimant, a forklift […]
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Rocio Ortiz v. US Parking Limited JCC Medina-Shore: Miami District Order date: 3/8/2024 OJCC Case: 22-027067SMS Date of Accident: 7/29/2022 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Emergency Care, Self Help Provision Summary: Handled by our […]
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Angel Rodriguez v. Encore Group and ESIS WC Claims JCC Ring: Ft. Lauderdale District Order Date: 02/27/2024 OJCC Case: 22-027318MJR Date of Accident: 04/01/2022 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Notice Summary: The Claimant alleged an […]
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Authors: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office and Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Jeanette Duffy v. JetBlue Airways Corporation and Sedgwick, CMS JCC Jacobs: Orlando District Order Date: 01/26/2023 OJCC Case: 22-006075JEJ Date of Accident: 02/05/2022 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Arising out of/Course & […]
Editor: Felicia Wymer Authors: Travis Coleman and Libby Nelson Alicia Luna Luna v. Southern Meat Sales, Inc. and Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company JCC Anderson: Orlando District Order date: November 29, 2023 OJCC Case: 22-028226WWA Date of Accident: March 1, 2022 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Misrepresentation Summary: The Claimant slipped and fell down a […]
By Ben Norris | Tennessee Associate Lindsay v. State Industries, LLC, et al. (January 19, 2023) Appellate Court: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Issue: Employee’s Lack of Medical ProofSummary: Despite his lack of medical proof to refute the opinions of two physicians who opined his work accident did not cause his back injury, the employee continued to pursue […]
Dorothy and Merlanda Altesse Guardians of Employee Yolande Altesse v. Ventura Services/Golden Glades Opco LLC/Liberty Insurance Company and Benchmark Administrators JCC Weiss: Ft. Myers District Order date: 10/12/2023 OJCC Case: 22-014026JAW Date of Accident: 5/29/2023 JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Compensability – Going and Coming, Course and Scope. Summary: […]
Jackie Vitali v. Property Care Solutions, LLC, Avalon HR, LLC JCC Walker: Pensacola District Order Date: 6/10/2022 OJCC Case No: 21-017496 Date of Accident: 7/4/2020 E/C Counsel: Tara Said JCC Order: Click Here Briefly: Late Reporting/Compensability Summary: The claimant, a housekeeping supervisor for the insured, filed a Petition for Benefits alleging repetitive trauma […]
Braden v. Mohawk Industries, Inc., et al.Court: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Order Date: 3/1/2022 Order: Click Here Issue: Direct and Natural Consequences Rule Summary: The employee, a truck driver, reported suffering a right ankle injury when he tripped and fell while unloading a strapped roll of carpet. Employee received a compensable […]