by EC_Admin | Oct 27, 2016 | News
By: Ryan Knight, Associate, Miami Should the federal government oversee state workers’ compensation systems? If so, what would that look like? Does the federal government even have the authority to regulate state administrative courts? The only time the federal...
by EC_Admin | Oct 25, 2016 | News
Greetings, Below is a link to a summary of the JCC decisions in the month of September on claimant’s attorney fees on our firm’s website. (If you don’t receive a copy of our firm’s Briefly Speaking emails, JCC and DCA decisions summarized by my partner and former...
by EC_Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com UPDATE ON ATTORNEY’S FEES – HOW MUCH ARE THE COURTS AWARDING? The following is an update on JCC and DCA attorney fee decisions published in September 2016,...
by EC_Admin | Oct 21, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Oswaldo Escalante v. Progressive Employer Management/Finish Line Feed/Amtrust North America of Florida JCC Almeyda; Miami District; Order Date: September...
by EC_Admin | Oct 18, 2016 | News
Greetings, One of the results of the Castellanos decision is that some claims will not settle as early, and as a result, we will be defending more PTD claims. One of the keys is to spot those claims early and have a good plan of action. Some you can spot...
by EC_Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | News
Greetings, As Halloween approaches, I am reminded that I fear a lot of things (scary clowns in the woods, big spiders, etc…), but one thing that I do not fear is an adjuster deposition. In this new post-Castellanos environment, adjuster depositions are inevitable. ...
