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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