SUPREME COURT STRIKES 104 WEEK LIMIT ON TEMPORARY INDEMNITY! Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg The second shoe drops – – on us !! The Supreme Court Rules — HARD! WHAT HAS HAPPENED Today the Florida Supreme Court ruled the 104 week limitation on all forms of temporary indemnity are an unconstitutional denial of accessRead more
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It is with great honor that MKRS LAW announces the promotion of Omar Perez, Jr. to Equity Partner of the Firm. Omar Perez, Jr. received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami in 1994 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1997. Omar has been a Partner at our CoralRead more
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SUPREME COURT GROUPS THE FEE TEST CASES AND THE RESULT IS: ARMAGEDDON! Castellanos v. Next Door Company/Amerisure Insurance Co. ‘D-DAY’ HAS BEGUN FOR THE ‘INVASION’ OF PENDING TEST CASES IN FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMP. We will provide our assessment in detail in the days to come, but the fee that is presumptively correct in all cases has beenRead more
Each year offices across the country utilize Administrative Professionals Day to honor and show appreciation for employees. This year, the holiday took place on Wednesday April 27th, 2016. Here at MKRS Law, we always like to go above and beyond expectations. Therefore we decided to extend Administrative Professionals Day to a weeks’ worth of eventsRead more
Please welcome David M. Cozad who was was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2000 and focuses his practice in workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Cozad is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, and is a retired City ofRead more
SEBASTIAN > STUART In an effort to better serve our clients in Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Melbourne and St. Lucie County, we’ve relocated our Sebastian location, previously located at 1627 US Highway One, Suite 223, to Stuart at 850 NW Federal Hwy. Suite 123. We are incredibly excited and look forward to calling those inRead more
A major statement was handed down by the Court of Appeal today, 3/17/16, clarifying the employer’s broad right to prevail on ‘misrepresentation’ defenses in the face of some of the reasons JCC’s find, in orders, not to allow them! As the Court underscored or italicized THREE times, “ANY” false — or even simply a “misleading”Read more
Originally published, here. Tuesday, March 15, 2016 System Participants Debate Impact of Change in Expert Medical Evaluator Statute 5.0 by Sherri Okamoto (Legal Editor) State: FloridaTopic: Top A change in the way medical disputes are decided is coming to Florida. Florida Statues Section 440.13 requires that a judge of compensation claims appoint an expert medicalRead more
Originally posted, here. 1st DCA Clarifies Scope of EMA’s Presumption of Correctness 5.0 by Sherri Okamoto (Legal Editor) State: FloridaTopic: Top In a case of first impression, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that an opinion of an expert medical adviser that exceeds the scope of the perceived disagreement is admissible –Read more