by EC_Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | News
Greetings, Due to the changes in the law from the Castellanos and Westphal cases, WC rates in Florida were set to increase by 14.5% tomorrow, 12/1/2016. However, a Miami claimant’s attorney filed a lawsuit against NCCI in Leon County, the rate setting agency, stating...
by EC_Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | News
By: Tara Said, Partner, Pensacola The day broke bright and sunny. Every young lawyer dreams about that one day that she might be offered the opportunity to be admitted to the United States Supreme Court. I have been a Florida licensed attorney for sixteen years but...
by EC_Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | News
By: James DaFonte, Associate, Miami As the holiday season rolls around, it is always a good idea to provide a refresher on the compensability of injuries at holiday parties. Over the next few months, there will likely be claims trickling in from the...
by EC_Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | News
By: Mike Quiggins, Partner, Tallahassee Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Westphal that found Section 440.15 to be unconstitutional, and revived the pre-1994 law allowing for up to 260 weeks of temporary total disability...
by EC_Admin | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Greetings, tis the season for 1-time change shenanigans week. In an effort to slide a request by and gain the right to pick the doctor, some claimant’s attorneys will send their requests at the last minute on Wednesday. Every year I get a handful of these Anything...
by EC_Admin | Nov 10, 2016 | News
Greetings, Yesterday, the 1st DCA confirmed that the Fla Supreme Court’s decision in the Westphal case applies to both Temporary Total and Temporary Partial Disability. In Jones v. Food Lion, Case No. 1D15-3488 (attached), the claimant filed for PTD at the expiration...
