FL Case Law Summaries – 12/8/15

FL Case Law Summaries – 12/8/15

By:   Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Kenneth Martin v. City of Jacksonville/City of Jacksonville Risk Management JCC Holley; Jacksonville District; Order Date: December 3, 2015 OJCC Case: 13-019389WRH; D/A: 8/14/2007 Claimant’s Counsel: John Rahaim...
FL Case Law Summaries – 12/8/15

FL Case Law Summaries – 12/7/15

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Guadalupe E. Urquiza v. Hillsborough County School Board/Broadspire JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: December 2, 2015            OJCC Case: 14-023035MAM; D/A: 10/7/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Manuel Franco Employer/Carrier’s...
FL Case Law Summaries – 12/8/15

FL Case Law Summaries – 12/1/15

By:   Thomas G. Portuallo   JCC ORDERS Luis Rodriquez v. Demetech Corp./Normandy Harbor Insurance Company JCC Medina-Shore; Miami District; Order Date: November 25, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-028630SMS; D/A: 8/5/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: David Benn Employer/Carrier’s...
Navigating the WC-240 Process in Georgia

Navigating the WC-240 Process in Georgia

By:   Zachary Kunz, Associate, Atlanta Georgia, unlike many other states, has a statutory procedure that must be strictly adhered to in order to return a claimant to work. It is one of the more frustrating issues in Georgia.  In other states, you can simply send...
Navigating the WC-240 Process in Georgia

Latest Pitfall with Florida’s Medical Providers

By:   Mary Frances Nelson, Partner, Fort Myers In the ever-changing landscape of Florida workers’ compensation, we often see a push by the claimants’ bar to have the benefits pendulum swing back towards them. In a recent Miami decision, the JCC may have helped...