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JCC Sancerni (Orlando) (Scott Miller) (11-20-2025) – Denied compensability of the cervical. The claimant injured his low back on 10/26/2021 when a co-worker came behind him and touched him inappropriately, which startled him and caused him to jump/jerk up. He came under the care of Dr. Katzman and Dr. Cowin at Advanced Orthopedics. He mentioned cervical pain to Dr. Katzman in April of 2022. The claimant’s testimony ranged from his pain occurring nearly 18 months post-accident to not being sure... View More

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