by Leslie Walsh | Mar 20, 2025 | News
Greetings, by special request, here is a Tip on how to handle a new accident that occurs after the open WC claim. How to find out if there has been any new accidents – Sometimes, the claimant will actually mention a new accident to the treating doctor, so be...
by Leslie Walsh | Mar 12, 2025 | News
(If you are attending the WCCP Board Certification Forum in April in Orlando, please let me know.) Greetings, One of the keys to successful defending a WC claim is being able to sort out sooner rather than later what is pre-existing and what is due to the...
by Leslie Walsh | Mar 3, 2025 | News
Greetings, I typically receive a few referrals a month where the adjuster has settled the claim directly with the claimant without an attorney (pro se). There are a few steps to be aware of in handling these from the Q-Rules of WC Procedure: At a...
by Leslie Walsh | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office David Gottwald v. Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corp. and Protective Insurance Company JCC Pitts: Orlando District...
by Leslie Walsh | Feb 24, 2025 | News
Chief Editor: Tracie Childers, Associate, Orlando Author: Ana McQueen, Associate, Orlando Author: Karli Sarratt, Associate, Tennessee Editor: Karysa Eraclides, Associate, Sarasota Editor: Jacob Berry, Associate, Georgia Title: Mileage reimbursement requests: Did you...
by Leslie Walsh | Feb 19, 2025 | News
Greetings, The FL Division of Workers’ Compensation has a searchable database that tracks the number of WC claims that are reported to them. (Medical only claims that never settle or get an impairment rating are NOT part of the numbers because they are not...
