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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 Donahue Briefly: TTD; TPD – JCC Massey denied the claims for temporary total and temporary partial disability due to a […]

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. Henderson Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Theodore M. Goldstein Briefly: NO ACCIDENT; IDIOPATHIC CONDITION – JCC Dietz determined the claimant had a compensable […]

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 Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Joanne Prescott Briefly: ALTERNATIVE IME – JCC Massey denied the claimant’s request for an alternative psychiatric IME and found […]

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 M. Jacobs Briefly: MISREPRESENTATION DEFENSE – JCC Sculco denied the Employer/Carrier’s misrepresentation defense and found the claimant did not knowingly […]

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 Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Pro se Briefly: EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIP; NOTICE OF INJURY –  JCC Hill found that an employer/employee […]

FL Case Law Summaries – 12/3/15

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Jason A. Muller Crespo v. A&D Constructors, Inc./Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company JCC Condry; Orlando District; Order Date: November 30 , 2015         OJCC Case: 14-026365WJC; D/A: 10/20/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Tony C. Francis Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Justin R. Crum Briefly: MISREPRESENTATION DEFENSE – JCC Condry found the claimant violated F.S. §440.09(4) […]

FL Case Law Summaries – 10/28/15

BY:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders Irma Zamuria v. American Airlines/Sedgwick CMS JCC Medina-Shore; Miami District; Order Date: October 26, 2015     OJCC Case: 10-010327CMH; D/A: 12/9/2008 Claimant’s Counsel: Toni Villaverde Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Georgia Higgins Briefly: ONE-TIME CHANGE – JCC Medina-Shore found that, although the claimant requested to treat with another physician other than Dr. Levitt […]

FL Case Law Summaries – 10/16/15

By:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders W.H. Roger Paramore v. W. G. Yates and Sons Construction/Travelers JCC Lazzara; Tallahassee District; Order Date: October 14, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-015374JJL; D/A: 7/18/2013 Claimant’s Counsel:  Pro se; formerly Henry Mowry Carrier’s Counsel:  Jennifer S. Haley-Gleason Briefly:  ATTORNEY’S FEES – JCC Lazzara granted in part the Motion for Approval […]

FL Case Law Summaries – 10/15/15

By:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders     Edward Suhling v. Silverline Plastics/Travelers Insurance Company JCC McAliley; Port St. Lucie District; Order Date: October 13, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-012110RDM; D/A: 4/23/2014 Claimant’s Counsel:  Michael J. Celeste Carrier’s Counsel:  Thomas H. McDonald Briefly:  MOTION FOR FINAL SUMMARY ORDER – JCC McAliley denied the Motion for Summary […]

FL Case Law Summaries – 10/14/15

        By:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders Julie Goddard for Humberto Juarez v. Quality Roofing Inc./FRSA Self-Insurers Fund, Inc. JCC Lorenzen; Tampa District; Order Date: October 12, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-016962EHL; D/A: 7/24/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Michael J. Winer Carrier’s Counsel: Katherine G. Letzter Briefly:  GUARDIAN’S FEE – JCC Lorenzen ordered the Employer/Carrier […]