by EC_Admin | Jan 21, 2016 | News, Eraclides Gazette, Legal Updates
By: Ya’Sheaka Campbell Williams, Partner, Tampa In Festa v. Teleflex, Inc., the First DCA outlined the elements that a claimant must prove in order to recover under the exposure theory of an accident: (1) Prolonged exposure, (2) the cumulative effect of which is...
by EC_Admin | Jan 12, 2016 | News
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...
by EC_Admin | Jan 11, 2016 | News
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...
by EC_Admin | Jan 6, 2016 | News
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....
by EC_Admin | Jan 4, 2016 | News
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...
by EC_Admin | Dec 30, 2015 | News
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:...
