Barcaccia vi. Tri-Star Airport Handling Services Company / CCMSI / iQue Insurance

JCC Jacobs (Orlando) (Derrick Cox) (6-18-26) – Denied authorization of a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and spouse-provided attendant care. The claimant suffered an amputation of the legs after being pinned between a pickup truck and wall. The claimant has since used prosthetic legs to aid in ambulation. The E/C provided transportation to doctor appointments and skilled nursing services. The claimant requested that the skilled nursing services terminate and requested a wheelchair-accessible vehicle of his own so that he could function independently. He... View More

JCC Anthony (Tampa) (W. Rogers Turner) (5-22-2026) – Denied claim for TTD and TPD benefits. The JCC found that the claimant failed to meet her burden of proving her entitlement to the requested indemnity benefits. The claimant was placed at MMI and released to full duty with no work restrictions by authorized providers Dr. Haidamous and Dr. Cronen. Dr. Cronen opined that the claimant’s symptoms were not originating from her lumbar spine because there were no findings on her lumbar... View More

JCC Almeyda (Miami) (Anthony Amelio) (5-19-2026) – Granted in part the E/C Motion to Tax Costs against the claimant. There was no dispute as to entitlement, as the claimant voluntarily dismissed the carrier. The E/C sought to tax the cost of taking the claimant’s deposition and defending adjuster’s deposition. The JCC found the $450 surcharge for expedited services to be unreasonable as part of the $965.45 total charge and granted $490.50 for the claimant deposition. The JCC also allowed the... View More

JCC Johnsen (West Palm Beach) (Rex A. Hurley) (5-8-2026) – Denied statutory presumption and  compensability of heart disease. The claimant was hired as a correctional officer in 2003. He had a pre-employment health exam, which showed no evidence of heart disease. In 2004, he became dual-certified as a correctional officer and a law enforcement officer. In 2009, he became a law enforcement officer. He did not undergo a physical before starting as a law enforcement officer. In 2024, the claimant suffered... View More

JCC Massey (Tampa) (Derrick Cox & Caitlin Golden) (5-5-2026) – Denied and dismissed PFB with prejudice. The claimant, while clocked out for lunch (11:47 am), attended a baby shower for another employee in the break room. While on her way to sit down, she tripped over a chair leg and fell sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. She clocked back in at 12:54 p.m. and finished the rest of her shift. The baby shower was not sponsored or put... View More

JCC Hill (West Palm Beach) (Bill Rogner) (5-7-2026) – Granted the E/C’s Motion for Summary Final Order and dismissed PFB for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The claimant filed a PFB seeking, inter alia, proper administration of the claim, including resolution of outstanding medical charges and protection from collection activity or personal liability arising from treatment related to the compensable injury. The E/C argued that the JCC lacked subject matter jurisdiction, as the E/C had already accepted responsibility for the... View More

JCC Ring (Fort Lauderdale) (Andy Borah) (4-27-2026) – Denied entitlement to E/C-paid fees and costs. The claimant is a firefighter who sustained two compensable accidents within the same month in June 2024. The first accident resulted in a PTSD condition after responding to a call with two gunshot wounds, including an infant victim. The second accident involves a back injury that required immediate surgery, so that claim was opened immediately. The claim for the PTSD condition was not opened until... View More

JCC Stanton (Jacksonville) (Rex Hurley & Amy Raub) (4-21-2026) – Denied claimant’s Motion for Summary Final Order, Motion for Protective Order and Motion to Limit Discovery. The claimant’s MSFO sought adjudication of two different periods of TTD benefits, penalties, interest and costs. The E/C responded, indicating that one claimed period of TTD, penalties and interest was paid, and the E/C already agreed to costs. The JCC found that period of TTD, penalties, interest and costs moot, and the other period... View More

JCC Clark (Ft. Myers) (Tim Stanton) (4-3-2026) – Denied claimant’s entitlement to attorney’s fees for securing advance. The claimant filed a motion for a $2,000 advance, which the E/C filed a response stating they had no objection to the advance and that the JCC grant the claimant’s motion without a hearing. The JCC entered an order granting the advance. The claimant thereafter sought entitlement to attorney’s fees at the E/C’s expense for securing the advance. The JCC denied entitlement, finding... View More

JCC Anderson (Orlando) (Amy Ritchey) (3-24-2026) – Granted E/C’s Motion to Enforce Settlement. The parties originally agreed to a settlement of $13,206.00. A conflict arose when a child-support report revealed a $20,460.00 arrearage. The claimant initially signed settlement documents but later refused to sign revised versions, citing his wife’s illness and confusion over the debt. The JCC found that the claimant had freely and voluntarily entered into a binding agreement when he signed the settlement documents.   Click here to view... View More