Christopher Smith had the pleasure of moderating a judicial panel on ethical practices at The Florida Workers’ Comp in the Year of the Supreme Court program presented by Chief Judge Langham and the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims on Friday, February 6,...
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Month: February 2015
Bar Ethics Opinion Offers Advice on Social Media
This question is now commonly posed to an injured worker during his or her deposition: do you use Facebook? As social media becomes more integral to our every day lives, it also has become more integral to litigation, which can pose issues in terms of deleting...
One-Time Change; The Five Day Controversy
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Act gives an injured worker the right, once during the life of their case, to make a request for a one-time change in treating physicians. However, except in very unusual circumstances, the carrier retains the right to select the...