This is the week we don’t give thanks for the 1st DCA’s decisions regarding one-time changes. Every Wednesday before Thanksgiving, as sure as the black Friday crowds, you can count on some claimant attorney’s trying to slide a request for a 1-time change by an E/C so they can choose the doctor. Anything date stamped […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Magalie Cauvin v. Baptist Hospital/Johns Eastern JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: November 18, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-004873MAM; D/A: 12/16/2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Rene Hidalgo Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Maria Valdes Briefly: MEDICAL TREATMENT – JCC Massey found the Employer/Carrier retained the right of selection of the authorized treating physician. […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC ORDERS Linda Brown v. Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home/Division of Risk Management JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: November 17, 2015 OJCC Case: 15-002784SLR; D/A: 2/11/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Joey D. Oquist Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Linda Muralt Briefly: MAJOR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE; VOLUNTARY LIMITATION OF INCOME – JCC Rosen found […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo 1ST DCA ORDERS Boley Centers, Inc./Comp Options v. William Vines Appeal of the Order from JCC Stephen Rosen DCA Order Date: November 16, 2015 Case: 1D14-5869; D/A: 1/8/2014 Appellant’s Counsel: Bill McCabe & John H. Thompson Appellee’s Counsel: Ben H. Cristal & Gian-Franco Melendez Briefly: EMERGENCY TREATMENT – The 1st […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders Luis Rodriguez v. Demetech Corp./Normandy Insurance Company JCC Medina-Shore; Miami District; Order Date: November 13, 2015 OJCC Case: 14-028630SMS; D/A: 8/5/2014 Claimant’s Counsel: David Benn Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Kurt Wirsing Briefly: ONE-TIME CHANGE – JCC Medina-Shore awarded the claimant a choice in a one-time change in physicians and found that […]
BY: Zal Linder | Partner A new case was just ruled on by the Georgia Court of Appeals which I think is worth bringing to your attention, Burdette v. Chandler Telecom, LLC. In Burdette, the claimant was working as a cell-tower technician and when their work was almost complete, the lead-man working with him […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo 1st DCA Order Clarence Hawkins, Sr. v. Publix Super Markets/Publix Risk Management Appeal of the Order from JCC Margaret Sojourner DCA Order Date: November 12, 2015 Case: 1D14-5420; D/A: 3/18/2009 Appellant’s Counsel: Bill McKabe & Pat DiCesare Appellee’s Counsel: Thomas P. Vecchio Briefly: TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS; REFUSAL OF EMPLOYMENT […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo JCC Orders Hanna H. Sines v. Progressive Employer Services, Inc., Land O’Sun Management Corporation/Scibel Associates, Inc. and Insurance Company of Americas JCC Hill; Gainesville District; Order Date: November 10, 2015 OJCC Case: 03-15205MRH; D/A: 12/2/2002 Claimant’s Counsel: David Hill Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Russell Young Briefly: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER – […]
Tennessee Case Law Summaries Week of November 2 to November 6, 2015 BY: Allen Callison Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Orders Compensation Hearing Orders Richard Ballew v. Shomaker Lumber Co., Inc. Docket: 2015-07-0020 Judge: Allen Phillips Claimant’s Counsel: James Bradberry Employer/Carrier’s Counsel: Lee Ann Murray Briefly: Claimant sustained serious injuries to two fingers when […]
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo 1st DCA Orders Bismark A. Batres v. Safelite Auto Glass/Sedgwick CMS Appeal of the Order from JCC Kerr DCA Order Date: November 5, 2015 Case: 1D15-913; D/A: 3/12/2014 Appellant’s Counsel: Bill McCabe and Ivan P. Morales Appellee’s Counsel: Mary Frances Nelson and David Halpern Briefly: TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY; “MISCONDUCT”– The […]