GA Tip of the Week:  Medical Case Management

GA Tip of the Week: Medical Case Management

As of January 1, 2016 the State Board revised Board Rule 200.2 to now allow the Employer/Insurer to “utilize qualified medical case managers to provide telephonic or field medical case management services.”  Basically this allows a case manager to communicate with the...
GA Tip of the Week:  Medical Case Management

GA Tip of the Week: WC-104

BY:  Zal Linder | Partner It’s a new year and you all are probably looking at some of your claims wondering why they are still hanging around, and even worse, stuck paying weekly TTD checks.  Maybe the claimant just doesn’t want to settle.  Maybe your defense counsel...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16

FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16

BY:  Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Nelson Roman v. Lynx Transit Authority/Corvel Corp. JCC Condry; Orlando District; Order Date: January 5, 2016    OJCC Case: 04-011438WJC; D/A: 8/10/1995 Claimant’s Counsel: Thomas A. Vaughn Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Brian B....
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16

FL Case Law Summaries – 1/4/16

By: Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Thomas Beck v. MMI Dining Systems/Montverde Academy/Travelers Insurance Company Appeal of the Order from JCC Condry DCA Order Date: December 31, 2015 Case: 1D15-2767; D/A: 9/4/2013 Appellant’s Counsel: Charles H. Leo and Richard...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16

FL Cases Law Summaries – 12/30/15

By:     Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Kathy Jennings v. Habana Health Care Center/Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. Appeal of the Order from JCC Jenkins DCA Order Date: December 28, 2015                   Case: 1D15-1749; D/A: 9/1/2014 Appellant’s Counsel:...
FL Case Law Summaries – 1/6/16

FL Case Law Summaries – 12/28/15

BY:   Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Jacqueline Rodriguez v. Trino & Mimo Corp./Bridgefield Employers Insurance Company JCC Kerr; Miami District; Order Date: December 23, 2015    OJCC Case: 14-013770MGK; D/A: 7/9/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Raul De La Heria...