by EC_Admin | May 27, 2016 | News
Greetings, In all of the noise generated by the Castellanos case, the Miles case (below) has been overshadowed. I’ve received a few emails today about the different orders carriers are now seeing, and it’s mostly as a result of this case. Under Miles, a claimant can...
by EC_Admin | May 24, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Patria Owens v. Harvest/Holiday Retirement – Spring Oaks/Liberty Mutual Insurance JCC Lorenzen; Tampa District; Order Date: May 23, 2016 OJCC Case:...
by EC_Admin | May 24, 2016 | News
By: Michael Arington, Associate, Jacksonville The First DCA recently made it harder to rebut the statutory presumption of compensability for heart conditions involving congenital conditions. In two cases where the heart disease was congenital, the judges said an...
by EC_Admin | May 24, 2016 | News
By: Dan Cauley, Associate, Atlanta In order to control the medical care of an injured worker in Georgia, the employer must have maintained a valid Panel of Physicians. Among other requirements listed under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201, Georgia law requires the panel itself to...
by EC_Admin | May 24, 2016 | News
By: Peter K. Manso, Associate, West Palm Beach On April 21, 2016, Judge Sojourner of the Lakeland district issued an order in which she ruled that when an accident is compensable and a previous final order is issued finding no further treatment is necessary, the...
by EC_Admin | May 24, 2016 | News
By: Matt Colon, Associate, Miami As any good Floridian knows, when a hurricane’s cone of danger sets its gaze upon the Sunshine State, it is time to batten down the hatches. We all know to stock up on water, canned fruit salad, and batteries. We shutter our windows,...
