Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (1/19/18)

Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (1/19/18)

Edward Webb v. Quality Stone JCC Clark: Ft. Myers District                              Order Date: January 2, 2018 OJCC Case: 16-023827                                       Date of Accident: November 4, 2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Bill B. Berke                    E/C’s...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (1/19/18)

Briefly Speaking – AL Case Law Update (11/28/17)

Ex Parte West Fraser, Inc. (2017 WL 4081311 – Sept. 15, 2017) West Fraser petitions the court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate its order finding in favor of Thomas on the issue of compensability.  The trial court determined that Thomas had...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Update (1/19/18)

Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Updates (10/26/17)

By:                    Ryan M. Knight – Miami Contributor:   Tara Said – Pensacola To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, please email esantos@eralcides.com First DCA Decisions Rodney Puckett Jr. v. Vallencourt Construction JCC Humphries: Jacksonville...
Deposition “Foe-pas”: You Can’t Make This Up

Deposition “Foe-pas”: You Can’t Make This Up

By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville   Ah…the claimant’s deposition–my favorite part of this job.  The claimant’s deposition is the opportunity when we get to meet the claimant in person and find out in their words how they got hurt, what they have been doing...
Deposition “Foe-pas”: You Can’t Make This Up

Georgia: Pain Management Perspectives for Panel Physicians

By: Michael Schurdell, MD, Rome, Georgia   Recently, I attended a workers’ compensation conference where there was a discussion regarding which physician specialties should be included on a company’s workers’ compensation panel. They specifically discussed...
Deposition “Foe-pas”: You Can’t Make This Up

Bonuses and the Average Weekly Wage

By: Chelsea Leonard, Associate, Orlando   A popular trend, in light of the Castellanos case in Florida which increased attorney fees for claimants’ counsel, is litigation over the Average Weekly Wage.  The slightest adjustment in the average weekly wage following...