It is March madness time, and nothing is more thrilling than seeing the excitement of the teams as they come together and the best of the best battle for the championship. In some ways, it causes me to reminisce about the teamwork that has gone into defending the more memorable cases I’ve handled over the […]
Greetings, The 1st DCA issued a troubling decision regarding 1-time changes in St. Lucie Public Schools v. Alexander (case attached). In this case, the E/C timely responded to the 1-time change request, but because there was a 16-day gap in following up on an appointment, the E/C lost control of the choice of doctor. The […]
Eraclides Gelman Hall Indek Goodman Waters & Traverso recognizes the significance of June 19, 1865, commonly referred to as Juneteenth, a historical date in American history. Juneteenth is many times referred to as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day. Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. […]
On behalf of the firm, the Diversity and Inclusion committee, would like to share with you some history about Black History Month and notable African Americans who have contributed to the legal profession in the very states that our firm serves. Black history month started more than 100 years ago in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. […]
Greetings, my colleague Ryan Mirian in our Nashville office was kind enough to put this together regarding compensability in TN. Ryan’s contact info is below, and also below are the GA and FL Tips. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) presents an interesting issue for Tennessee Workers’ Compensation claims with respect to causation. Given the increasing incidence of […]
Greetings, we have received some questions regarding the compensability of COVID-19 in Georgia Workers’ Compensation. My colleague Lexi Laufer in our Atlanta office was kind enough to put this together regarding GA law. The Florida analysis is below that, and I will be sending a TN analysis in the next few days. Lexi’s contact info […]
Greetings, Well, I have started getting questions about COVID-19, the corona virus, and whether this could be compensable under Florida WC. There are two “presumptive” cases of the virus in Florida, meaning the formal diagnosis has not be 100% verified yet. In general, diseases and sicknesses are excluded from WC. However, the statute does give […]
Harbor Freight Tools, Inc. v. Patricia Whitehead JCC Humphries: Jacksonville District Opinion Date: May 18, 2018 OJCC Case: 16-019425 Date of Accident: May 3, 2015 E/C’s Counsel: Daniel Schwarz & Gina Jacobs Claimant’s Counsel: Daniel J. Glary JCC Order: Click Here 1st DCA Order: Click Here Briefly: 120 Day Rule – […]
FIRST DCA ORDERS Joseph Ryals v. Escambia County BOCC JCC Winn: Pensacola District Opinion Date: March 27, 2018 OJCC Case: 15-006425 Date of Accident: April 30, 2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Brian Carter E/C’s Counsel: Patrick Luna JCC Order: Click Here 1st DCA Order: Click Here Summary: Major Contributing Cause – Claimant suffered a compensable […]
Greetings, The 1st DCA just issued a good ruling regarding the Statute of Limitations, Ring Power Corp. v. Murphy, 17-1316. In this case, the claimant had a fusion with rods and screws in 2006. He last had treatment in 2013, and when he filed a PFB in 2016, the Employer/Carrier denied the claim as the […]