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...
by EC_Admin | Nov 8, 2016 | News
Greetings, who doesn’t love statistics first thing Monday morning? If you feel busier these days, the numbers prove it. The Office of the JCC has put out some stats on litigation since the Castellanos decision (4/28/16). (For some reason I can’t see that they gave...
by EC_Admin | Nov 2, 2016 | News
Greetings, Well we are 6 months (6 months 3 days and 21 hours but who is counting) since the decision in Castellanos, and the sky has not fallen entirely. Yes, we have seen a 14.5% rate increase, adjuster and employer depositions are being set, and we have been hit...
by EC_Admin | Oct 27, 2016 | News
By: LeRyan Lambert, Associate, Atlanta Georgia Partner George Waters serves on The Board of Directors of the American Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section. At a recent meeting, the State Board addressed three main points that are applicable to claims...
by EC_Admin | Oct 27, 2016 | News
By: Mary Frances Nelson, Partner, Fort Myers Last month, Judge Spangler entered a Compensation Order in the case of Stuckey v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, OJCC Case No. 12-027186, denying payment of temporary partial disability benefits outside of the 104...
