For this tip I am going to focus only on dates of accident after 10/1/2003.  For PTD to be ripe (until we hear otherwise from the Fla Supreme Court), the claimant must either be at overall MMI, be able to prove PTD based on restrictions/MMI for one of the injured body parts alone, or the […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS Thomas Blalock v. Southeast Personnel Leasing/Packard Claims Administration JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: March 15, 2016 OJCC Case: 13-015363MRH; D/A: 6/29/2011 Claimant’s Counsel: Bradley Smith Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Robert Bennett Briefly: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION – JCC Hill entered a […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS Rafael Berrios v. Winter Park Police Dept./Johns Eastern Company, Inc. JCC Pitts; Orlando District; Order Date: March 11, 2016 OJCC Case: 14-016171NPP; D/A: 6/30/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Paolo Longo, Jr. Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Karen J. Cullen Briefly: MOTION TO COMPEL REQUEST […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke 1ST DCA ORDERS Brian Gonzalez v. St. Lucie County – Fire District/Florida Municipal Insurance Trust – Florida League of Cities, Inc. Appeal of the Order from JCC Robert McAliley DCA Order Date: March 8, 2016                           Case: 1D15-3185; D/A: 9/4/2013 Appellant’s Counsel: […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS Leon McQuay v. Envirofocus Technologies, LLC/Chartis Insurance JCC Lorenzen; Tampa District; Order Date: March 7, 2016   OJCC Case: 15-022935EHL; D/A: 1/6/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Manuel Franco Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Mitchell Golden Briefly: ONE-TIME CHANGE – JCC Lorenzen awarded a one-time change […]

The State Board has provided some clarification about the new nurse case management Board Rule.  According to the governing authorities, when scheduling a conference with a treating doctor the case manager is to provide 10 days notice to the Claimant and opposing counsel prior to the meeting.  Then the Claimant and/or her attorney can attend […]

BY:  Morgan Indek | Partner Greetings, I have had this issue come up several times in the last week…so I thought I would address it.  For legal purposes, unless a conflict develops, the Employer and Carrier are viewed as one for certain  aspects of the statute.   For issues regarding the 30 day notice requirement, […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke 1ST DCA ORDERS Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc./Sedgwick CMS v. Sandra K. Beekman Appeal of the Order from JCC Rosen DCA Order Date: March 4, 2016                           Case: 1D15-2639; D/A: 7/17/2013 Appellant’s Counsel: Kevin S. Murphy Appellee’s Counsel: Kimberly A. Hill Briefly: EXPERT […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS Roberto Fernandez Lanier v. Executive & Professional Management, Inc./CCMSI JCC Almeyda; Miami District; Order Date: March 2, 2016      OJCC Case: 15-011323ERA; D/A: 4/19/2015 Claimant’s Counsel: Michael Goldstein Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Ana Frexes & Adrian Houser Briefly: COMPENSABILITY; MISCONDUCT – JCC […]

Tennessee Case Law Summaries                                                                                          Weeks of February 15st and February 22nd, 2016 BY:  Allen Callison                                                                        Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ […]