Hill v. Indian River State College / Davies Claims North America

JCC Hedler (West Palm Beach) (Derrick Cox) (10-15-2025)- Denied attorney’s fees and costs for surgery. On February 26, the claimant filed a PFB for hand surgery, as well as attorney’s fees and costs. On March 12, E/SA timely responded that the surgery was authorized, and it also faxed an authorization form to the authorized provider. The E/SA denied costs. The E/SA deposed the claimant on April 3, and the claimant testified the surgery had not been scheduled yet. On April... View More

JCC Weiss (Ft. Myers)(Tim Stanton) (10-1-2025) – Granted E/C’s request for reimbursement of reasonable costs. The E/C sought costs of $8,761.65 as the prevailing party from a final compensation order in 2023. However, the claimant challenged the validity of the verified motion as well as the adjuster’s affidavit, arguing that neither was properly verified under section 92.525 since they were not notarized. The adjuster and both Rex Hurley and Tim Stanton chose to self-authenticate by properly signing in accordance with 92.525(2), while counsel for the... View More

JCC Clark (Ft. Myers) Tim Stanton (9-24-2025) Awarded contested costs. Although the claimant filed a pleading titled Amended Verified Objection to Motion to Tax Costs, the pleading argued that the E/C was not a prevailing party, but did not satisfy the requirements of Rule 60Q-6.124(3)(b) as it did not include a detailed recitation of all matterswhich were disputed in the form outlined in sub-paragraph 3(a) 1 – 6. As such, the Judge accepted the allegations in E/C’s Verified Motion as true. The JCC found that... View More

JCC Kerr (Miami) (Evan Heffner) (8-29-2025) – Granted E/C’s Motion to Tax Costs. The E/C sought payment of costs in the amount of $4,254.85 incurred for preparing for the Final Hearing. The claimant argued that since both parties were prevailing parties on different PFBs, he should not bear the cost of the discovery. The claimant made no argument regarding proration of the cost of the depositions. The JCC awarded taxable costs to the E/C in the amount of $3,954.85.  Click... View More

JCC Johnsen (West Palm Beach) (Paul Terlizzese) (8-15-2025) – Denial of claims.  The unrepresented claimant alleged injuries resulting from an incident on April 12, 2023. The JCC ruled the claimant failed to meet her burden of proof for TTD benefits from May 12, 2024 and continuing, as no medical evidence indicated that she had been placed on a no-work status or was unable to work after that date. The claimant’s request for mileage reimbursement from May 12, 2024 was denied... View More

JCC Grindal (St. Petersburg) Sofia Rogner (7-16-25 ) Granted E/C’s Verified Motion to Tax Costs. The petition of 10/02/24 sought TPD benefits, and the E/C responded timely that the claimant has been provided the TPD benefits. The payout ledger showed TPD benefits were paid prior to the filing of the petition. There were no temporary indemnity benefits obtained for the period from 08/03/23, through 08/05/24. The claimant’s counsel filed another petition on 01/28/25 seeking medical treatment to which the E/C... View More

JCC Forte (Ft. Lauderdale) (Paul Terlizzese) (6-26-2025) – Denied treatment of the right knee and neurologic disorder but awarded a walker. The claimant had a compensable injury to her left knee which resulted in three surgeries. Four years after the accident, she began complaining of right-knee pain and the authorized surgeon, Dr. Riley, prescribed PT and injections for the right knee, which the E/C denied as not a compensable body part. The JCC found no medical documentation of when the... View More

JCC Holley (Jacksonville) – (Matthew Bennett) (6-16-25) – Denied compensability and authorization of orthopedic specialist to treat the claimant’s upper extremities. The JCC found that the claimant’s IME physician, Dr. Shea, who opined that the major contributing cause of the claimant’s wrist conditions — bilateral wrist tenosynovitis, bilateral carpal-tunnel syndrome status post-carpal tunnel syndrome release and recurrent right carpal-tunnel motor nerve compression — was repetitive trauma associated with her occupational duties. Dr. Rogozinski, the E/C’s IME, opined that the major... View More

JCC Havers (Miami) – (Andrew Borah) (6-9-25) – JCC denied claims for compensability and treatment for left shoulder due to being barred by res judicata. The claimant was a 75-year-old housekeeper who slipped and fell on her back. The claimant received emergency treatment for a T-12 fracture and then subsequently complained of left-shoulder pain, however, E/C only accepted compensability of T-12 fracture and provided authorized treatment for such. After providing years of treatment, E/C issued a denial for all further treatment... View More

JCC Weiss (Fort Myers) (Jonathan Cooley) (6-3-2025) – Denied attendant care and Ensure shakes. The claimant suffered an electrical shock injury, resulting in a left-arm amputation at the elbow and his left fifth toe being amputated. Ultimately, he underwent approximately 22 surgeries.  The claimant, a 27-year-old man, lives at home. He and his mom pushed the nurse practitioners to recommend home health care. However, the authorized plastic surgeon, Dr. Danker, did not write a prescription for home health care or... View More