Treatment with authorized provider tolls statute of limitations, although treatment occurred without employer/carrier’s knowledge and was billed to private health insurance, as it was similar in nature to previously authorized treatment.

Jacksonville
Workers' Compensation
The First District Court of Appeal issued another opinion in the ongoing statute of limitations saga triggered by the 2023 opinion in Ortiz v. Winn-Dixie, Inc., 361 So. 3d 889 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (Ortiz I). What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.
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Petition to terminate total disability benefits for claimant who had light-duty restrictions that could not be accommodated denied; claimant had reasonable expectation of returning to pre-injury job with same employer when his condition improved.

Wilmington
Workers' Compensation
On November 4, 2023, the claimant injured his left knee in a compensable work accident that required surgery to his patella. He had to switch doctors after his first treating surgeon passed away. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.
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Panel Dismisses Claimant’s Claims Without Prejudice in Their Entirety Pursuant to Rule 12504 of the Code for Lack of FINRA Jurisdiction

Philadelphia - Headquarters
Securities & Investments Professional Liability
The claimant’s claim related to the alleged unsuitability of her investment in CFSI stock. However, the panel unanimously granted the respondents’, Moody Capital and Rosenstein, motion to dismiss pursuant to FINRA Rule 12504.  Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Janu
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New York Appellate Division Overturns Summary Judgment Against Defendant in Collision But Affirms Dismissal of Affirmative Defenses of Comparative Negligence Against Plaintiff

Westchester
Trucking & Transportation Liability
In a matter illustrating the importance of having a defendant/driver’s affidavit that properly articulates an absolute defense to liability in opposing summary judgment, the defendant trucking company and its driver appealed summary judgment, whic Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Janu
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