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Sapp v. Sims Crane & Equip. Co./Bridgefield Cas. Ins. Co., ___So.3d ___(Fla. 1st DCA 5/7/25) Alternate Coverage/JCC Jurisdiction F.S. s. 440.211 provides that a Negotiated WC Insurance Program (NWCIP) can have a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that removes the JCC’s jurisdiction over a workplace accident/injury claim, but rather requires arbitration.  The claimant agreed that a NWCIP was in place, but argued it should not apply (and the JCC should have jurisdiction) because the parties did not mutually agree/consent to the... View More

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Girardin v. An Ft. Myers Imps., LLC, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D426 (Fla. 1st DCA February 19, 2025) The underlying case involved the JCC’s order denying the claimant’s request for home modification and awarding attendant care from November 3, 2021, through the date of the Final Hearing, March 31, 2022. The claimant’s husband was allegedly providing attendant care services and the JCC ordered that the claimant’s husband be paid the Federal Minimum Wage for 30 hours per week. The JCC’s... View More

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Ortiz II v. Winn-Dixie, Inc. ___So.3d ___ (Fla. 1st DCA 12/23/24)Statute of Limitations/TollingBill Rogner The underlying case involved a claimant whose accident resulted in a kidney injury and subsequent kidney removal.   She received authorized treatment with a urologist for years. She then saw a new urologist, who began billing her private insurance.   When the claimant filed a PFB thereafter, the E/C asserted the incorrectly billed treatments were for non-accepted conditions (dysuria, UTIs and cystitis) and that the SOL ran because... View More