Many car accident victims assume that in order to be able to pursue benefits from their insurance company, they actually have to be driving their own car or riding in their car as a passenger. When it comes to getting your insurance company to pay for your injuries, this is…
Obtaining permanent total disability (PTD) benefits under Florida’s workers’ compensation system may not be as hard as previously thought. The First District Court of Appeals affirmed the Judge of Compensation Claims’ Final Compensation Order in the case of Hicks v. Redwine Properties, Inc., JCC Case No. 11-005849MRH. In that case,…
This firm maintains that it is critical to know if you have to repay a worker’s compensation lien from uninsured or underinsured motorist proceeds. Per the case of Volk V. Gallopo, 585 So. 2d 1163.(Fla. 1st DCA 1991), a workers’ compensation lien is only payable from the liability proceeds, not the…
My friend, who is a doctor and an actress with a membership in the Screen Actors Guild, secured two tickets to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and I was invited. This involved flying to Los Angeles, picking up our two tickets which had our names and instructions on arrival and…
In the case of Jose v. Goodwill Industries and Gallagher Bassett, decided January 23, 2014, the First District Court of Appeals in Florida held that a Goodwill worker who passed out and fell at work was not able to pursue a workers’ compensation case because the claimant failed to produce…
A Florida Court has held that an illegal alien who was injured on the job is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. In the case of HDV Const. Systems, Inc. v. Aragon, 66 So. 3d 331 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), the Claimant, Luis Aragon, was an illegal alien who was injured…
On November 5th, 2013, Collier County Police arrested Joel Trujillo for not having workers’ compensation insurance available to the employees of his company, K.C. Tile and Marble. Failure to provide workers’ compensation insurance is a third degree felony under Chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes. Back in June, two employees…
The State of Florida’s personal injury protection laws recently underwent a change effective January 1, 2014, and it is important to understand how these new regulations affect your rights. This coverage is also known as PIP coverage. The new PIP law, effective January 1, 2014, requires victims who are involved…
Have you been injured in a slip and fall or a trip and fall that wasn’t your fault? It is important to know what to do after a slip and fall accident or a trip and fall accident and what duties state and federal law place on stores, malls,…
In worker’s compensation cases, the Employer/ Carrier has the right to select the injured worker’s physician. Are there any circumstances in which an injured worker can pick his or her own physician? The answer to this question is “Yes.” Under Section 440.13(2)(f), Florida Statutes (2011), the Claimant is allowed a…