By: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Richard Knighton v. R&B Ventures, Inc./Employers Preferred Insurance Company JCC Anderson; Daytona Beach District; Order Date: December 21, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-022616WWA; D/A: 8/28/2015 Claimant’s Counsel: David Aaron-Holt Brown Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Lori Pearson-Wise Briefly: MOTION TO ENFORCE – JCC Anderson granted the Employer/Carrier’s Motion to Enforce Settlement and found […]
By: Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Beverly Mathis v. Broward County School Board and the School Board of Broward County Appeal of the Order from JCC Iliana Forte DCA Order Date: December 18, 2015 Case: 1D15-2342; D/A: 3/2/2015 Appellant’s Counsel: Kimberly Hill Appellee’s Counsel: Kimberly J. Fernandes Briefly: ADVANCE – The 1st […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Charmaine G. Peart v. Memorial Healthcare Systems/Preferred Government Claims Solutions JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: December 17, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-026373MRH; D/A: 2/28/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Steven Wilson and Jeffrey Deutsch Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Michael Riedhammer Briefly: PSYCHIATRIC CONDITION – JCC Hill found the claimant’s psychiatric condition to […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Deborah Palo v. Walgreens Company/Sedgwick CMS JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: December 15, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-028847SLR; D/A: 6/27/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Vivian E. Yates Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Christopher L. Petruccelli Briefly: PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY – JCC Rosen awarded permanent total disability benefits and found the 64 […]
Tennessee Case Law Summaries Weeks of November 30th and December 7th, 2015 BY: Allen Callison Expedited Appeals Board Orders Cedric Jones v. Crencor Leasing and Sales Docket: 2015-06-0332 Judge: Tim Conner Appeal from: Josh Baker Claimant’s Counsel: Kim Thompson Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Michael Haynie Briefly: Appeals Board reversed Trial Court’s award of temporary disability […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Maria Roman v. ABC Distributing, Inc./CHUBB Group of Insurance Companies JCC Medina-Shore; Miami District; Order Date: December 14, 2015 OJCC Case: 05-029184SMS; D/A: 4/26/2004 Claimant’s Counsel: Bradley D. Asnis Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Allison C. Hartnett Briefly: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – JCC Medina-Shore rejected the statute of limitations […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Certistaff, Inc./Summit Holdings v. Kenneth Owen Appeal of the Order from JCC Sojourner DCA Order Date: December 11, 2015 Case: 1D15-1513; D/A: 12/5/2013 Appellant’s Counsel: H. George Kagan & Donald S. Bennett Appellee’s Counsel: Laurie T. Miles & Wendy Loquasto Briefly: – The 1st DCA held that […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Leonardo Vazquez v. Acosta Tractors, Inc./Cannon Cochran Management Services JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: December 9, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-002155MAM; D/A: 11/5/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Jose Larraz Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Adrienne Hausser Briefly: MISREPRESENTATION DEFENSE – JCC Massey denied the misrepresentation defense and accepted the testimony of the […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Judith Slinker v. Gadsden County School Board/Florida League of Cities/Workers’ Compensation Claims Department JCC Lazzara; Tallahassee District; Order Date: December 7, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-002447JJL; D/A: 3/5/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: William A. Kempner Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: R. Stephen Coonrod Briefly: MAJOR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE – JCC Lazzara ordered the Employer/Carrier […]
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 Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Monett Brewer Briefly: FAILURE TO PROSECUTE –JCC Holley denied the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution and […]