by EC_Admin | Oct 7, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, DOAH (Division of Administrative Hearings) , the entity that runs the Fla WC court system just put out their preliminary annual report on the statistics of the Mediation process. The full annual report on the entire system should be out in a month or so. ...
by EC_Admin | Sep 26, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, By special request, here is a tip on the “120-day rule”, one of the more frequent questions I see. Because of conflicting caselaw over the years, there is still some lingering confusion. The 120 day rule goes to the compensability of the accident itself,...
by EC_Admin | Sep 23, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, one of the most frequent questions I get is about exposure-type claims. This is the tip I sent last year on it, so I thought I would resend. When the statute was amended in 2003, the Fla. Legislature intentionally created a higher burden for a claimant to...
by EC_Admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I am starting to see a few claims where the claimant tests positive for marijuana post-accident, and they have a Florida medical marijuana card. I have not yet seen one where the drug screen was done within a short enough window of time to deny the entire...
by EC_Admin | Aug 20, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Subrogation is one of the more frustrating and intricate aspects of Fla WC law. In essence, the idea is that a claimant should not be able to “double-dip” and collect money from a liability lawsuit and a WC claim for the same things, like medical benefits...
by EC_Admin | Jul 31, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I am often asked what can be done with the “old dog” claims where the claimant simply goes to the doctor once a year to keep the Statute of Limitations from expiring. There is a case that addresses the issue, but also a word of caution. You have to look at...
