Claimants frequently experience more than one workplace accident throughout the course of their career. Typically, an old injury with an ex-employer will …
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Daubert? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
For the last 5 years in Florida, lawyers have been having exciting water cooler debates on which evidentiary standard to use for …
Civil Liability and What to Lookout For
Nurse case managers (NCMs) are an integral part of managing the medical treatment for injured workers in today’s workers’ compensation system. Nurse …
To Advance or Not to Advance?
At some point in every workers’ compensation adjuster’s career, and likely on many occasions, he or she will undoubtedly encounter a request …
It’s the Little Things
Often times we are in the midst of litigation and our clients ask: “Why isn’t this case over yet?” To them it …
It’s All About the Presumption
Every day in the news we hear about the opioid crisis in America or a new state legalizing marijuana. These drug issues …
Occupational Exposure v. Disease
To recover in a workers’ compensation case in Florida, by way of example, a worker must suffer “an accidental compensable injury or …
Light Duty Job Offers and the Heavy Consequences
It is very easy to lose sight of the fundamentals when dealing with high volume and largely mundane claims which comprise much …
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10 Do’s and Don’ts regarding Deposition Testimony
10 Do’s and Don’ts regarding Deposition Testimony As Claimant attorneys are scheduling more witness depositions throughout the course of litigation, we wanted …
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You know what it says… 440.34 UNCONSTITUTIONAL!… Here is what it means
Employers and their workers compensation carriers have been hit with two major blows as a result of a decision from the first …
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