by EC_Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News
By: Ryan Lawson, Associate, Atlanta Over the last few months, I have had the pleasure of handling a few unique cases involving cardiac pathology, including one heart attack case victory in December, and another rather complicated claim involving a cardiac-related...
by EC_Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News
By: Mike Quiggins, Partner, Tallahassee In our January edition of the Eraclides Gazette, Miami attorney Matthew Colon discussed the influx of claimant requests for one time change of physicians of a different specialty, especially in cases where the 5 day carrier...
by EC_Admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News
By: Christopher Mossallati, Associate, Fort Myers Over the past several years, carriers have had to significantly adjust their decision-making in cases involving prior work injuries and major contributing cause (MCC). The First DCA rendered an opinion in Pearson v....
by EC_Admin | Mar 1, 2017 | News
By: Ryan M. Knight Contributor: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, please email esantos@eralcides.com JCC ORDERS David Dove v. Bennett Auto Supply and Travelers Insurance JCC Owens: Port St. Lucie...
by EC_Admin | Feb 21, 2017 | News
Greetings, the 1st DCA just affirmed (without written opinion) a JCC decision denying a claim for idiopathic/MCC, in Wendall v. Enterprise/York (links below). In this case, an 86 year old claimant simply fell while walking. She did not know what caused her to fall,...
by EC_Admin | Feb 21, 2017 | News
By: Ryan M. Knight Contributor: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, please email esantos@eralcides.com UPDATE ON ATTORNEY’S FEES – HOW MUCH ARE THE COURTS AWARDING? The following is an update on JCC and DCA...
