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JCC Weiss (Ft. Myers) (10-21-26) (Andy Borah) – PTD DENIED. The claimant sought PTD and Supplemental benefits from 12/2/25 to the present and continuing. The claimant was injured when he fell 13-20 feet, landing on his back/left side. The claimant was placed at MMI by Dr. Rajadhyaksha for his lumbar spine on 1/17/25 with no lifting more than 20 pounds and no repetitive bending. Dr. Epstein placed the claimant at MMI for the cervical spine on 1/23/25 with no lifting... View More

JCC Stanton (Jacksonville) (10-21-26) (Bill Rogner) – Motion for Enforcement of settlement Agreement GRANTED. The parties attended mediation with Mediator Westcott on 6/25/26 but did not reach a settlement agreement. Mediator Westcott continued to work with the parties on 6/29/26 and 7/1/26. The claimant’s bottom-line demand was $150,000.00 inclusive. Mediator Westcott observed the claimant’s attorney calculate what the claimant would receive after fees and costs. The offer was never withdrawn or modified and on 7/10/26, via telephone, the claimant’s attorney... View More

JCC Anthony (Tampa) (Rex Hurley & Tim Stanton) (10-15-2026) – Denied all benefits. The claimant was hired by Hernando County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 and underwent a pre-employment physical.  On 11/13/25, he was in his patrol car and suffered a stroke. While in the hospital he was given Lisinopril for BP control. Dr. Steven Borzak performed an IME record review for the claimant. Dr. Borzak diagnosed the claimant with a subcortical stroke. He was not sure if the claimant was... View More

JCC Kerr (Miami) (Andrew Borah) (10-12-2026) – Denied Interim Verified Petition for Attorney’s Fees. The E/C raised a misrepresentation defense on 1/8/26 and withdrew it on 2/9/26. On 2/16/26, the E/C stipulated entitlement to E/C-paid attorney’s fees and costs for overcoming the misrepresentation defense. On 8/28/26, the parties resolved the amount of attorney’s fees for overcoming the misrepresentation defense by the E/C paying a guideline fee on the value of the claimant’s future benefits at the time the misrepresentation defense... View More

JCC Anderson (Orlando) (William Rogner) (10-1-2026) – Denied increase in AWW. The claimant suffered a compensable work accident. During the 13 weeks preceding the accident, the claimant worked for two covered employers. The claimant only worked for both employers from 2/19/24 through 3/2/24. The gross earnings were $6,792.61 for the covered concurrent employer and $6,768.00 for the employer. The claimant argued that because his earnings with the employer fell below 75% a hybrid model of the statute should apply resulting... View More

JCC Weiss (Orlando) (Andrew Borah) (9-29-2026) – Denied increase of AWW, denied TTD/TPD. The claimant sustained a compensable work accident where he injured his lumbar spine. He was eventually placed at MMI on 6/6/25 from neurosurgery. While the pain management doctor testified that the claimant was not at MMI, the JCC found the claimant has been at MMI since 6/5/26 from a pain management perspective since the pain management doctor only provided medication management since 6/5/25, which he classified as... View More