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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

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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