by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Legal Updates
By: Sean O’Neil, Associate, Jacksonville When used effectively, Fla. Stat. 440.20(4), better known as the 120 day “pay and investigate rule,” is a fantastic tool adjusters can employ when confronted with adverse, complex or unknown facts. This article will serve as a...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Legal Updates
By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville I sprung my back. Woke up this mornin’ and I was all stoved up. Didn’t do no shade tree mechanicin’ over the weekend. This pain is wors’n when I tore my rotor cup that one time. The doctor gimme some inflammatories. I might...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Legal Updates
By: Allen Callison, Associate, Nashville Following the passage and implementation of the Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 2013, we have seen the number of Tennessee workers’ compensation claims fall. In discussing this issue with members of the plaintiff’s bar,...
by EC_Admin | Oct 28, 2015 | Legal Updates
BY: Zal Linder I recently attended the WC Institute annual seminar in St. Simons. One of the issues that came up was the relationship between MSA’s and the 400 week cap on medical benefits in Georgia effective 7/1/13. As you know, when preparing a MSA...
by EC_Admin | Oct 28, 2015 | Briefly Speaking, Legal Updates
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...
by EC_Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week, Legal Updates
Greetings, I have had several recent questions about whether the Employer/Carrier has to provide treatment for unrelated personal health conditions necessary to treat the work related injury, the old hindrance to recovery theory. We often see this with a claimant...
