KOTLER LAW | Workers Compensation Lawyer
The Tampa workers’ compensation case of William T. Sanchez v. His House Children’s Home was a decision made on the claimant’s motion for rehearing. The claimant suffered a compensable accident and was placed at MMI with a zero percent impairment and no restrictions. They had not visited an authorized doctor since 2018 and filed a …
The final compensation order of Joanne Vose v. Harris Corporation, a Melbourne workers’ compensation case, determined the authorization of medical treatment and attorney fees. The employer arose five defenses; that the claimant was barred by the statute of limitations, the statute of limitations was expired, their medical treatment was not medically necessary, that the accident …
In the Tampa workers’ compensation case of William T. Sanchez v. His House Children’s Home, the claimant was given authorized care for a workplace accident in 2016. The claimant was prescribed special orthotics, and given an MMI with zero percent impairment and no restrictions. A petition for benefits was filed in 2020, and the employer …
The workers compensation case of Jacob F. Alderman v. City of Tampa regarded whether the claimant had made a timely request for benefits. The claimant believed their petition for benefits was filed punctually, due to paying their authorized care in July of 2019. The E/C argued otherwise since the authorized care took place in June; …
In the workers compensation case of Le’tavia Jones v. State of Florida Department of Corrections, the claimant had an industrial accident and reached physical MMI within two weeks. She filed for temporary disability benefits since she had not yet reached psychological MMI. The JCC denied this claim, since indemnity benefits for psychological problems are limited …
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Steven Clauss v. City of Dunedin was a workers compensation case in St Petersburg, Florida. The workers comp case concerned whether the claimant had been informed of his rights and responsibilities. Through investigation, it was found that letters concerning the order had been sent to the claimant. The claimant’s defense was that they did not …
John Jack Stephen Cichy v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a workers compensation case regarding an accident that left the claimant with an ACL tear. The claimant was documented as reaching MMI with a 2% impairment rating, with full range of motion and no residual effects. He filed a petition for benefits after this period, which …