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JCC Medina-Shore (Miami) (Brian Ricotta) (7-18-23A)- Denied PTD.  Claimant is a 66-year-old, bi-lingual Cuban immigrant. His prior work history involved driving tractor-trailers. Prior to the 8/24/21 DOA, the claimant had multiple prior injuries with the employer, but returned with the employer to full duty after each.  After the instant accident, the claimant had left shoulder surgery and was assigned a 40-pound left extremity restriction.  Post-accident, the claimant had not returned to work with the employer, nor had he found work... View More

JCC Weiss (Ft. Myers) (Tim Stanton)(7-14-23) – Awarded prevailing party costs to E/C. The E/C sought costs related to taking the claimant deposition.   The JCC rejected the claimant’s arguments that taking the deposition for discovery and impeachment purposes was insufficient alone to support awarding the charges as a cost. The JCC struck the portion of the costs sought for an expedited delivery charge for the deposition, although the claimant did not dismiss her PFB until two days prior to Final... View More

JCC Medina-Shore (Miami) (Tony Amelio) (6-30-23) – Granted E/C’s Motion to Enforce Settlement.  The claimant denied accepting a $7,500.00 settlement offer at telephonic mediation.  The JCC accepted the testimony of the claimant’s attorney and counsel for the E/C that the settlement offer was explained to the claimant in Spanish and he accepted same at mediation.  As such, a binding settlement was reached. Click here to view Order View More

JCC Newman (Tallahassee) (Matt Bennett) (6-20-23)– Denied claims for TPD, penalties, interest, attorney’s fees and costs. On June 8, 2022, the claimant severely injured and lost the tip of her right thumb when the door of a restaurant safe slammed shut and caught her thumb. The claimant was taken by ambulance to the Southeast Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama, where she came under the care of Dr. Patrick Guin, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. The claimant was diagnosed with a traumatic... View More

JCC Jacobs (Orlando) (Andy Borah) (6-19-23)– Awarded significant decrease in requested attorney’s fees and costs. Claimant’s counsel represented the claimant from October 2006 through October 2013. He claimed entitlement to attorney’s fees and costs from the E/C for allegedly securing compensation and medical benefits in the total amount of $156,220.00 through the prosecution of six PFB’s. Claimant’s counsel argued that he and the attorneys in his firm spent 470.45 hours of time and labor to secure benefits for claimant and... View More

JCC Medina Shore (Miami) (Brian Ricotta) (6-19-23) – Denied claimant’s Motion for $7,500.00 Advance. The claimant suffered a compensable left knee injury and was placed at MMI with a 1% PIR on July 2, 2019. The following year the claimant made initial complaints of right hip pain. The E/C denied compensability of the claimant’s right hip and the claimant sought unauthorized care with Dr. Van der Ven, who recommended in November of 2022 that she undergo a total right hip... View More