Greetings, my Tip last week prompted several questions regarding transportation to and from work when the doctor assigns a work restriction of “no driving”. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a 1st DCA case on the issue. The first thing that should be done when you get a no-driving restriction is confirm with the […]
Greetings, A standard claim that many claimant attorney’s list on their PFB’s is for transportation to medical appointments. The law on whether and when we are required to provide transportation is fairly liberally construed towards the claimant. The Williams case (attached) states a carrier must either furnish transportation or pay the reasonable costs thereof (AKA […]
By: Vanessa Lipsky, Partner and Section Lead Medicare Compliance, Miami When developing a plan of action for overall claim settlement, it is important to determine whether there are Medicare implications that may apply to your claim. Otherwise, issues could arise that can prolong or prevent settlement and in some cases, even undo settlement agreements. The […]
By: Ryan Lawson, Associate, Atlanta Every year on July 1st, the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act changes. Sometimes the changes are substantial, such as the changes to the Posted Panel requirements that went into effect one year ago. In other years, the changes are less noticeable. 2016 falls squarely into the latter category with only a […]
By: Allen Grant, Partner, Nashville As seems to be the annually with the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, the 2016 Session of the Tennessee legislature again enacted substantive changes to the Act that will have a dramatic impact on claim exposure, claims handling, and denial decisions, in particular. Senate Bill 2563 was passed on March 31 […]
By: Ryan Knight, Associate, Miami Ask yourself, who seems to control the environment when you walk into an exotic dance club – the dancer or the club? Most people would answer the club and that’s exactly how a Federal Court of Appeals ruled in McFeeley v. Jackson St. Entm’t, LLC, No. 15-1583, (4th Cir. June […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Adan Luciano, Jr. v. Adecco/Broadspire Appeal of the Order from JCC Geraldine Hogan DCA Order Date: July 20, 2016 Case: 1D15-5626; D/A: 9/12/2011 Appellant’s Counsel: Kimberly A. Hill Appellee’s Counsel: H. George Kagan Briefly: TAXABLE COSTS – The 1st […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Mary Annice Heinle v. Miami-Dade Public Schools/Miami-Dade Public School Board/Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. JCC Kerr; Miami District; Order Date: July 11, 2016 OJCC Case: 09-005410MGK; D/A: 5/5/2004, 8/20/2005, 8/31/2005, 10/7/2008, 9/27/2010 Claimant’s Counsel: Mario Arango Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Letticia Coleman Briefly: […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Barbara Holcomb v. Lowe’s Store 2367/Sedgwick CMS JCC Rosen; Panama City District; Order Date: July 8, 2016 OJCC Case: 12-016306LAR; D/A: 9/13/2011 Claimant’s Counsel: John B. Carr and Ted J. Troxel Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Steven E. Oole Briefly: ATTORNEY’S FEES – […]
Greetings, Our firm emails a daily summary of all JCC and 1st DCA WC decisions under the heading of “Briefly Speaking”, written by my law partner and former JCC, Tom Portuallo. For your convenience, here is a summary of all the decisions regarding attorney fees for May and June. You can see trends starting to […]