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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