BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS William A. Lister v. New Line Transport, LLC/Gallagher Bassett Services JCC Almeyda; Miami District; Order Date: February 26, 2016            OJCC Case: 15-026928ERA;  D/A: 11/14/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Thomas F. Condon & William A. Heller Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: James Birmingham Briefly: OUT […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Colette Duke JCC ORDERS John E. Kubik v. Hillsborough County School Board/Broadspire JCC Lorenzen; Tampa District; Order Date: February 25, 2016          OJCC Case: 12-007085EHL & 11-011866EHL; D/A: 4/12/2011 & 6/24/2009 Claimant’s Counsel: Craig Stewart Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Debra Metzler Briefly: TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY; AUTHORIZATION […]

By: Wesley Heim, Associate, Tampa Amidst the seemingly constant barrage of fraudulent claims in the Florida’s Workers’ Compensation system, it is quite easy to find oneself jaded. Defending workers’ compensation claims for a living permits a rapid skill-set development of search and destroy for any Claimant who decides to test the waters of dishonesty. However, […]

By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville It was a sunny day in the Spring of 2014. I had spent the morning at the deposition of my employer representative in the beautiful Villages area of Central Florida.  My representative did an excellent job and I was feeling good about the outcome of the deposition.  After the deposition, […]

BY:     Morgan Indek | Partner   (click here to  receive e-mails with Tips of the Week) By special request by one of my clients, this week’s tip is on Attendant care.  Attendant care is covered under 440.13(2)(b) (below). Here’s a couple of tips: If you have a date of accident prior to 10/1/2003, you […]

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail Colette Duke. 1ST DCA ORDERS Victor Soca v. Advanced Auto Parts/Sedgwick Claims Services Appeal of the Order from JCC Charles Hill DCA Order Date: February 23, 2016                     Case: 1D15-795; D/A: 4/24/2010 Appellant’s Counsel: Bram J. Gechtman Appellee’s Counsel: Christopher A. Thorne Briefly: […]

By: George Waters, Partner, Atlanta Board Rule 200.2 was introduced on January 1, 2016.  It finally allows partial case management in Georgia.  Prior to this board rule, the Employer/Insurer was not allowed to use a case manager to speak with either the doctor or the claimant without consent from the claimant.  Now a case manager can […]

By: Allen Callison, Associate, Nashville When the Reform Act went into effect on July 1, 2014, most of us assumed that it would largely do away with aggravation cases based on the “primarily arising out of” standard.  While this has been somewhat true, the Appeals Board recently issued a decision that casts doubt on our […]

BY:   Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail Colette Duke. JCC ORDERS Thomas Vito Scotti v. Hernando County Sheriff’s Office/North American Risk Services JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: February 22, 2016 OJCC Case: 13-025556MAM; D/A: 1/23/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Scott Eldridge Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: E. Louis Stern & Bryan Greenberg […]

By:  Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail Colette Duke. JCC ORDERS Scott Kozlowski v. Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida aka Enterprise Rent-A-Car/York Risk Services Group JCC Basquill; West Palm Beach District; Order Date: February 18, 2016        OJCC Case: 14-029242TNB; D/A: 1/21/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Linette M. Waterman Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Henry […]