by EC_Admin | Apr 5, 2017 | News
Greetings, Soon we could be faced with claimants who, as my grandmother would say, are “taking the pot”. And I have recently been asked by several clients how to deal with “certifications” for usage of medical marijuana (it will be called a certification and not a...
by EC_Admin | Mar 21, 2017 | News
Greetings, well we are almost 11 months into the post-Castellanos world, and one thing is for certain; there has been an increase in Petitions for Benefits. Compiling the good and the bad of what I have seen over the past few months, here are a few do’s and dont’s in...
by EC_Admin | Mar 13, 2017 | News
Greetings, as part of our Firm’s Briefly Speaking updates, a separate update is done on just the attorney fee awards so we can all track our exposure. For January, for the cases that went to a fee hearing, the dollars awarded were: Hourly rate Total Venue...
by EC_Admin | Mar 8, 2017 | News
Greetings, The 1st DCA again addressed issues with the 1-time change section of the statute (440.13(2)(f) in Zekanovic v. American II, Corp (1D16-3669) last month. In this case, the claimant requested his 1-time change on 12/23, and given the 5 calendar days to...
by EC_Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News
By: Ryan M. Knight Contributor: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, please email esantos@eralcides.com First DCA Opinions Milovan Zekanovic v. American II, Corp., and Gallagher Bassett Services JCC Rosen: St....
by EC_Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News
By: Gina Case, Associate, Sarasota As a business, insurance companies seek to provide appropriate benefits while minimizing loss. With this in mind, the goal of any adjuster is to administer claims paying out what is due and weeding out what is not. As with most...
