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JCC Jacobs (Orlando) (Derrick E. Cox) (12-20-2025) – Denied all requested benefits for AWW adjustment, TPD, MR Arthrogram, pain management, compensability of labral tear, bursitis and impingement syndrome and IIBs based on a 5% PIR. The claimant had a shoulder arthroscopy and debridement for a compensable partial thickness rotator-cuff tear and was placed at MMI by Dr. Schwartzberg, who found no labral tear during surgery. The one-time change, Dr. Hurbanis, gave a 0% PIR. The claimant obtained an IME with... View More

JCC Forte (Ft. Lauderdale) (Evan Heffner) (12-16-2025) – Granted the E/C’s Motion to Enforce Settlement, determining that a binding settlement had been reached despite the claimant alleging she felt pressured and her subsequent change of heart regarding the agreement. The claimant, represented by her attorney at the time, had testified to being surprised by the settlement offer increase to $17,500.00 during a call that included the state mediator. She expressed concerns that she did not fully understand the settlement process... View More

JCC Hill (West Palm Beach) (Bill Rogner) (12-18-2025) – All claims denied and dismissed.  The JCC found the claimant’s injuries from the May 22, 2025 accident were primarily occasioned by his intoxication from marijuana use, which he admitted to prior to and on the day of the incident. The claimant’s testimony that he was instructed to remove a dead palm tree by climbing it was contradicted by multiple witnesses who confirmed he was expressly told not to climb it. The... View More

JCC Kerr (Miami) (Andrew Borah) (12-8-2025) – Denied claim for transportation to medical appointments and return visit to Concentra. The claimant was involved in a work-related car accident. He was hospitalized and then transferred to an in-patient rehab center. After he was released, he complained of headaches. Concentra was authorized and he was diagnosed with a head injury with loss of consciousness. He was released from care from Concentra and referred to a neurologist, Dr. Brody Henkel. Dr. Henkel found... View More

No DCA decisions for December as of 12/29/25. View More

Pinellas County Transit Authority/Commercial Risk v. Williams Jackson, ___ So.3d ___ (Fla. 1st DCA 11/12/25) Compensability/Misrepresentation/Multiple Accidents The claimant reinjured her shoulder in 2022, having originally injured the same shoulder with the same employer in 2021. The E/C denied compensability of the 2022 DOA based upon MCC, and because the JCC previously found the claimant made misrepresentations in her 2021 claim. The DCA affirmed the JCC’s award of benefits as to the 2022 claim.  The DCA noted that the MCC... View More