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In Ronald Shomaker v. Polk County Board of County Commissioners and Commercial Risk Management, Inc. the Claimant filed a Verified Petition for Attorney’s Fees and Costs. The value of all of the benefits secured is $179,129.80. The value of the indemnity benefits is $177,497.80. A statutory fee solely on the indemnity benefits is $18,499.78. The …
In the Florida workers compensation case of William Algarin v. Bluelinx Corporation, the claimant fell and injured his arms, hands, and face. He received continuous authorized medical care, later claiming to develop neck and shoulder pain about eight weeks after the incident. The doctor who diagnosed the neck and shoulder pain to be related to …
In Matthew Casey v. City of Hallandale Beach Police Department and Preferred Government Claims Solutions, the E/C previously offered compensation for claimant. The claimant was diagnosed with PTSD, which as an occupational disease, had multiple dates of accident. Seeing as PTSD followed the original accident, newly enacted Florida Statute 112.1815(5)(a) applied, entitling the claimant to …
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The case of Rodrigo Camacho involved three different E/C’s; Kim’s Painting/Norguard (E/C#1), NV Acquisition Management(E/C#2) and Epic Development(E/C#3). The site of the accident was owned by E/C#2, and the Claimant was contracted by E/C#1. The claimant was classified as an employee of E/C #1 based upon Florida Statute 440.02(15)(a) and 440.02(15)(c)3. Contractors are responsible for …
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In Maurcio Ovidio Garmendia Lopez v. Gorilla Construction, the E/C was both uninsured and absent from the final hearing. The Claimant petitioned with evidence from their IME doctor. Since they made their claim without contention, they were granted to TTD benefits, though TPD benefits were barred on the lack of evidence provided after a certain …
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In the case of Kasheena McKee v. Pierce Manufacturing, the Claimant contacted human resources and requested authorization for medical care, but received none. It was proven that the Claimant did not see a doctor for neck/shoulder discomfort prior to said injury. However, following the accident, she went to a clinic where she received both medication …
In the case of Edwin Chavez Coreas v. Thien Ton Landscape (TTLI), the uninsured employer claimed that they did not owe compensation to an employee who suffered an accident on the job. Their defense was that they did not have the minimum number of employees to be required to provide workers’ compensation. The Employer also …