FL Case Law Summaries – 8/8/16

FL Case Law Summaries – 8/8/16

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS John O’Connor v. Indian River County Fire Rescue/Johns Eastern Company, Inc. Appeal of the Order from JCC Robert Dietz DCA Order Date: August 2,...
Tip Of The Week – Attorney Fees For Advances

Tip Of The Week – Attorney Fees For Advances

Greetings, Here’s one for the good guys. In one of my cases, the claimant filed a Motion for a $2,000 Advance.  We responded with a Motion stating the claimant has failed to provide evidence justifying the advance or the exact amount of the advance as required by the...
FL Case Law Summaries – 8/8/16

FL Case Law Summaries – 8/4/16

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Jermaine Davis v. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office/USIS Appeal of the Order from JCC D’Ambrosio DCA Order Date: July 25,...
Tip Of The Week – Attorney Fees For Advances

Tip Of The Week – Transportation Part II

Greetings, my Tip last week prompted several questions regarding transportation to and from work when the doctor assigns a work restriction of “no driving”. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a 1st DCA case on the issue. The first thing that should be done...
Tip Of The Week – Transportation

Tip Of The Week – Transportation

Greetings, A standard claim that many claimant attorney’s list on their PFB’s is for transportation to medical appointments. The law on whether and when we are required to provide transportation is fairly liberally construed towards the claimant.  The Williams case...
Medicare Set-Aside Primer

Medicare Set-Aside Primer

By: Vanessa Lipsky, Partner and Section Lead Medicare Compliance, Miami When developing a plan of action for overall claim settlement, it is important to determine whether there are Medicare implications that may apply to your claim.  Otherwise, issues could arise...