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JCC Johnsen (West Palm Beach) (Rex A. Hurley) (5-8-2026) – Denied statutory presumption and  compensability of heart disease. The claimant was hired as a correctional officer in 2003. He had a pre-employment health exam, which showed no evidence of heart disease. In 2004, he became dual-certified as a correctional officer and a law enforcement officer. In 2009, he became a law enforcement officer. He did not undergo a physical before starting as a law enforcement officer. In 2024, the claimant suffered... View More

JCC Massey (Tampa) (Derrick Cox & Caitlin Golden) (5-5-2026) – Denied and dismissed PFB with prejudice. The claimant, while clocked out for lunch (11:47 am), attended a baby shower for another employee in the break room. While on her way to sit down, she tripped over a chair leg and fell sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. She clocked back in at 12:54 p.m. and finished the rest of her shift. The baby shower was not sponsored or put... View More

JCC Hill (West Palm Beach) (Bill Rogner) (5-7-2026) – Granted the E/C’s Motion for Summary Final Order and dismissed PFB for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The claimant filed a PFB seeking, inter alia, proper administration of the claim, including resolution of outstanding medical charges and protection from collection activity or personal liability arising from treatment related to the compensable injury. The E/C argued that the JCC lacked subject matter jurisdiction, as the E/C had already accepted responsibility for the... View More

As of 5-15-26 Leighton v. Kratos Logistics, LLC/Ascendant Claims Svcs,  (Fla. 1st DCA 5/6/2026) Statute of Limitations The DCA reversed the JCC’s finding that the claimant’s PFB was time-barred. The claimant’s DOA was 2/9/22.  The final indemnity payment was 6/29/22 and the last visit with an authorized doctor was 8/1/22.  However, that bill was paid on 5/9/23.  F.S. s. 440.19(2) states that the two-year period is tolled when “…[p]ayment of any indemnity benefit or the furnishing of remedial treatment, care, or... View More

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