By:  Thomas G. Portuallo 1st DCA Appeals Esad Babahmetovic v. Scan Design Florida, Inc./Zenith Insurance Company Order Date: DCA Case: 1D14-2986; D/A: 10/9/2013 Appeal of the order of JCC Lorenzen dated May 1, 2015 Briefly:  MAJOR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE; ONE-TIME CHANGE – The 1st DCA granted a Motion for Rehearing and […]

          By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS   Treva L. Taylor v. Target Corporation/Sedgwick CMS JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: October 7, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-013059SLR; D/A: 9/4/2014 Briefly:  MOTION TO ENFORCE MEDIATION AGREEMENT – JCC Rosen granted the claimant’s ore tenus Motion for Summary Final Order and found […]

              By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders  Susan K. Worsham v. Alachua County School Board/Florida School Boards Insurance Trust JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: October 6, 2015 OJCC Case: 95-000406MRH; D/A: 1/6/1995 Briefly: ATTORNEY’S FEES – JCC Hill granted the claimant’s Verified Petition for Attorney’s Fees in the […]

                By:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders Joyce Berkery v. Pet Supermarket, Inc./Zenith Insurance Company JCC Sojourner; Lakeland District; Order Date: October 5, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-002418MES; D/A: 8/23/2014 Claimant’s Counsel:  Pro se; former attorney Pat T. DeCesare Employer/Carrier Counsel:  Stephen Berlin Briefly:  ATTORNEY’S FEES – JCC Sojourner […]

                  By:  Thomas Portuallo 1st DCA OPINIONS Pierre Raymond Edmond v. Avis Budget Group, Inc./CNA Claim Plus Appeal of the Order of JCC Basquill;  Opinion Date: October 2, 2015 Case Number: 1D14-5945; D/A: 08/15/2012 Attorney for Appellant:  Michael H. Stauder Attorney for Appellee:   H. George Kagan Briefly:  […]

                By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Pedro Rodriguez v. Olive Garden USA/Liberty Mutual Insurance JCC Castiello; Miami District; Order Date: October 1, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-001658GCC; D/A: 12/10/2013 Claimant’s Counsel:   Ivan Morales; Employer/Carrier Counsel:   Henry J. Roman Briefly:  RECOUPMENT; NEURO-PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING – JCC Castiello reviewed the statute […]

              By: Thomas G. Portuallo 1st DCA Orders Ernesto O. Sierra v. Metropolitan Protective Services/Guarantee Insurance Appeal of the Order of JCC Rosen;  Opinion Dated September 30, 2015 Case No. 1D15-0095;  DOI: 4/1/2012;  Attorney for Appellant: Michael Goldstein; Attorney for Appellee:  Walter C. Wyatt Briefly:  THE 120-DAY RULE, F.S. 440.20(4) […]

              By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders David G. Rhett v. Largo Medical Center/Broadspire JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: September 29, 2015; OJCC Case: 15-012440SLR; D/A: 10/25/2014; Claimant’s Counsel:   T. Lee Bodie; Employer/Carrier Counsel:   David C. Lockwood Briefly:  EXPERT MEDICAL ADVISOR – JCC Rosen appointed Dr. G. E. Vega as […]

              JCC Orders Stella Vickers v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulations/Division of Risk Management JCC Lazzara; Tallahassee District; Order Date: September 28, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-004435JJL; D/A: 05/01/2012 Claimant’s Counsel: Paul Anderson Employer/Carrier Counsel: Kimberly Fernandes Briefly: JCC Lazzara denied the Statute of Limitations defense and entered […]