by EC_Admin | Nov 28, 2017 | News
Ex Parte West Fraser, Inc. (2017 WL 4081311 – Sept. 15, 2017) West Fraser petitions the court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate its order finding in favor of Thomas on the issue of compensability. The trial court determined that Thomas had...
by EC_Admin | Oct 26, 2017 | News
By: Ryan M. Knight – Miami Contributor: Tara Said – Pensacola To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, please email esantos@eralcides.com First DCA Decisions Rodney Puckett Jr. v. Vallencourt Construction JCC Humphries: Jacksonville...
by EC_Admin | Oct 25, 2017 | News
By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville Ah…the claimant’s deposition–my favorite part of this job. The claimant’s deposition is the opportunity when we get to meet the claimant in person and find out in their words how they got hurt, what they have been doing...
by EC_Admin | Oct 25, 2017 | News
By: Michael Schurdell, MD, Rome, Georgia Recently, I attended a workers’ compensation conference where there was a discussion regarding which physician specialties should be included on a company’s workers’ compensation panel. They specifically discussed...
by EC_Admin | Oct 25, 2017 | News
By: Chelsea Leonard, Associate, Orlando A popular trend, in light of the Castellanos case in Florida which increased attorney fees for claimants’ counsel, is litigation over the Average Weekly Wage. The slightest adjustment in the average weekly wage following...
by EC_Admin | Sep 26, 2017 | News
Greetings, One of the JCC’s in West Palm Beach just issued a ruling on 1-time changes and when the 5-day clock starts. This is not a 1st DCA decision, so it is not “law”, but it is an indication on how other judges might rule. As we all well know, the 1st DCA has...
