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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Prohibited Florida Workers’ Compensation Balance Billing
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) Issues in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Releasing Active Tortfeasors Does Not Release Vicariously Liable Tortfeasors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Volunteer Immunity in Florida for Simple Negligence
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Comparative Fault Not Part of Manfredo Formula Equation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Sovereign Immunity Strikes Again — Not Good!!!
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Positive Course Correction in Florida Workers’ Compensation Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Gamesmanship Practiced by Florida Workers’ Compensation Doctors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Fails Again at Mandating Bodily Injury Insurance Coverage
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Denial of Florida Workers’ Compensation Temporary Partial Disability Benefits Based on Voluntary Limitation of Income and Termination for Cause
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Republicans Push Sovereign Immunity for Private Companies
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Proxy Republican Legislators Kill Efforts to Abolish Florida’s “Free Kill” Medical Malpractice Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Republican Legislators Work to Make Florida’s Roadways Less Safe
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Liability (or not) for Open & Obvious Dangerous Conditions
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Avoiding Workers’ Compensation Immunity by Estoppel — Not So Fast!
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Look Past Native Indian Sovereign Immunity for Private Party Personal Injury Liability
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Abuse of Power
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Long Evolution of Attorney’s Fees in Florida Workers’ Compensation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Recovering Uninsured (UM) Motorist Benefits for Injuries Caused by Road Debris
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Employer/Carrier Cannot Stick its Head in the Ground on Attendant Care Benefits
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Procedure for Florida Workers’ Compensation One-Time (1x) Change Request
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Difference Between Workers’ Compensation Lien and Medicare Lien in Death Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Sovereign Immunity (“The King can do no wrong”) Harms We the People
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Duty and Proximate Cause are Essential Elements of Every Florida Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Negligence Case
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Workers’ Compensation Immunity for Florida Contractors and Subcontractors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Interplay Between Vicarious Liability and Negligent Hiring, Employment, and Entrustment Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation — Compensability of Accidents During Lunch Break
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Medical Expenses Incurred in Diagnosing the Nature and Cause of Non-Compensable Injuries Can be the Responsibility of Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carriers
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Employer/Carrier’s Responsibility to Pay for Unrelated Medical Care
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Protecting Privacy and Privilege Rights in Non-Party Requests for Documents
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Fundamentals Always Matter — Proximate Cause
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Limited Medical Choices for Claimants in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation — Devil in the Details
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation Limiting Access to Courts in Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Response to Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Evidence
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Miles Fee Promotes Judicial Economy in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Transitory Substance Premises Liability Law in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Insuring Against Damages in Florida Motor Vehicle Crash Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Undocumented Aliens
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Recovering for Mental and Nervous Injuries in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Loss of Co-Worker WC Immunity Not Imputed to Employer
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Don’t Stand for Discovery Abuse in Civil Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Who Pays Attorney’s Fees and Costs Assessed Against Defendant Under Proposal for Settlement?
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Ignorance of a Document’s Content is no Defense
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s EMA Law Neuters the Independence of Workers’ Compensation Judges
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Vehicle Crash Rear-End Fault Presumption Not Absolute
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Exception to Incident Report Work-Product Privilege
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Peer Review in Florida Workers’ Compensation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. — Arbitration is Un-American
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Consider Gross Negligence to Avoid Florida Workers’ Compensation Immunity
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Considerations Concerning Cash Advance Funding of Florida Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Can a Treater be an IME Under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Laws?
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Medical Authorization Legal Nuggets
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “Objective Relevant Medical Findings” Only Required in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases to Prove Compensability
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Federalist Society Opposes Civil Jury Trials for Average Citizens
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Unrelated Works Exception to Workers’ Compensation Immunity Does Not Apply to Employees of a Different Subcontractor
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Changing Societal Expectations Impact Negligent Security Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Motor Vehicle Insurance Protections Gutted by The Graves Amendment
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Liability Insurance Carriers Not Obligated by Duty of Good Faith to Settle Claims of All Insureds
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Limiting Social Security Disability Offset After Florida Workers’ Compensation Settlement
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Exculpatory Clauses Place Florida School Children at Risk
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Tortfeasors Do Not Benefit From Negotiated Subrogation Waivers
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // UM Carrier Not Entitled to Setoff for Benefits Paid by Private Health Insurance
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Vicarious Liability of Owners-Builders for Personal Injuries
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // $2 Million Settlement Achieved by Avoiding Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Immunity Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Miles Fee Is Customary And Presumptively Correct In Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where the Insurance Policy is Delivered Can Matter
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Proceed Cautiously With Settlement Releases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Election of Remedies — Seeking Workers’ Compensation Benefits After First Pursuing Civil Remedy
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Uber and Lyft Riders and Drivers Beware!
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Damages Can Include Those Caused by an Aggravating Intervening Cause
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Avoid Getting Burned by “Non-Owned Vehicle” Language in Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Health and Disability Insurance Reimbursement Rights in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Ordinary Negligence vs. Medical Negligence (Malpractice)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Nursing Home Statute Provides Remedy to Some Barred by Florida’s Wrongful Death Act
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Two-Tiered Analysis Required Under F.S. 112.18(1) a/k/a the “Firefighter’s Presumption” or the “Heart-Lung” Statute When Disabling Condition Results From a Combination of an Underlying Condition With a “Triggering Event.”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Personal Injuries Sustained in Subsequent Accident May Be Compensable
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Politicians Do Not Like “We the People”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Statute Creates Presumption Entitling Firefighters and Law Enforcement or Correctional Officers to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Severely Injured Uber Eats Operator Fighting for Compensation in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Dealing With Medical Payments Made by the Wrong Entity During a Pending Florida Workers’ Compensation Case
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Dealing With Defendant’s Formal Bankruptcy Proceedings During Pending Personal Injury Case
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Obtaining Defendant’s Medical Records to Benefit Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Case
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Time to Overturn Florida’s Medical Malpractice “Free Kill” Statute
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation SSD Offset and Attorney’s Fees
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation: Establishing Medical Necessity by Operation of Law (Statutes 440.13(3)(d) and (i)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Republican Legislature Loses Key Talking Point to Reduce Workers’ Compensation Rights
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Trial Memo on Florida’s Workers’ Compensation “120-Day Rule”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Our Views on the 2020 Presidential Race
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Licensed Massage Therapists Not Entitled to PIP Payments
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation EMA “Super Doc” Not Always Super
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation: Creating Compensability of Injuries by Operation of Law (The “120-Day Rule”)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Election of Remedy Key to Pursuing Civil Action for Personal Injuries Against Employers and Subcontractors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Overcoming Workers’ Compensation Immunity in Florida Construction Accidents — Hooking Subcontractors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Some Sanity to Florida’s Workers’ Compensation One-Time (1x) Doctor Change Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Threat to Florida Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Rights
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Law — Coronavirus in the Workplace
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Claim for Punitive Damages Allowed for Cell Phone Usage While Driving
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Tolling Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations (SOL)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Using Google Images as Evidence in Florida Premises Liability Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Resolving Health and Disability Insurance Liens in Personal Injury Cases Under Florida Statute 768.76
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Example of State Farm’s Callous Indifference to Human Suffering
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // UM/UIM Not Subject to Florida Workers’ Compensation Lien. However, Beware!
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Permanent Injury Not Required if Tortfeasor Does Not Have Insurance Policy Complying With Florida PIP Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Benefiting From Vicariously Liable Defendants in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Past Medical Expenses as Measure of Future Medical Expenses and Personal Injuries
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Shifting Legal Defense Theories in a Workers’ Compensation Case and Trump’s Impeachment Trial
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Don’t Be a JUUL Fool!
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Uninsured Motorist (UM)/Underinsured Motorist (UIM) Insurance — Don’t Leave Home Without It
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Liability of Bailor for Personal Injury Damages
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida School Board’s Do Not Have A Non-Delegable Duty for Safe Transportation of Public School Students
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Contrary to Popular Belief, Florida Traffic Crash Reports are not Privileged
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Workers’ Compensation Employers/Carriers May Sue to Recover Personal Injury Damages
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Procedure for Resolving Medicaid Liens in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Obtaining Permanent Total Disability Benefits Under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Family Immunity in Florida Personal Injury Negligence Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Give Thoughtful Consideration Before Undertaking Dual Representation of Both Driver and Passenger(s) in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Injured Workers and the Fallacy of the Double Recovery
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Particular Difficulties and Deceits Involving Long Term Disability Insurance
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Election of Remedy
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Pre-Settlement Considerations for Claimants/Plaintiffs Receiving Both Medicare and Medicaid Benefits
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Post-Settlement/Post-Judgment Payment of Medical Expenses by Health Insurance
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Loss of Consortium — Think Twice (or more) Before Making This Claim
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Golf Carts, Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) and Florida Personal Injury Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Important Differences Between the LHWCA and Florida Workers’ Compensation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida PIP Reimbursement Allowed Against Owner or Insurer of the Owner of a Commercial Motor Vehicle
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Gap in Protection for Florida Uber Eats Bicycle Riders
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Premises Liability Law and Cell Phone Distraction
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Recent First DCA Ruling in a Workers’ Compensation Case May Open Floodgates for More Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Immunity and the Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Avoiding the PIP Setoff/Offset in Florida Vehicle Crash Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Here We Go Again — Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law Under Assault
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Peculiar Matter of Split Sample (Specimen) Urine Collection in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Obtain Accident Video Before Plaintiff’s Deposition in Florida Premises Liability Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Key to Defeating Florida Workers’ Compensation Drug Defense is Preventing Presumption of Impairment
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Interplay Between Catastrophic Injuries and Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Permanent Total Disability (PTD) Benefits
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Constitutionality of Florida Hospital Lien Depends on Mechanism of Creation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Property Damage Law — Efficient-Proximate-Cause Theory vs. Concurrent-Causation Theory
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Public Health Care Hospital’s Lien Law Declared Unconstitutional
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Law Regarding Settlement Setoffs in Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Carrier’s Obligation to Pay Medical Expenses Despite Drug/Alcohol Impairment Defense
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Workers’ Compensation Temporary Partial Disability Benefits Following Relocation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Entitlement to Florida Workers’ Compensation Lost Wages Following Job Termination
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation SOL Tolling, Impairment Rating & Guides
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Non-Delegable Duty in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Issues Related to Positive Alcohol and Drug Test Results in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Confusing Hospital Lien Law in Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Clarifying Meaning of “Authorized Treating Provider” Under Florida Statute 440.13(5)(e)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida PIP Coverage for Foreign Country Medical Care
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // ADA vis-a-vis Workers’ Compensation Martin v. Carpenter Defense
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Jurors Not Allowed to Learn the Truth About Insurance Coverage
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Improper to Use Inference Upon Inference to Show That Alcohol Caused Accident
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Medicaid Lien Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Neglecting Duty Prevents Application of Florida Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Responsibility Without Compensability
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Burden of Proof Regarding Employee Earnings Report (DWC-19) in Receipt of Workers’ Compensation Temporary Partial Disability Benefits (TPD)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Important Application of “Survivors” Under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “On-call” Attendant Care in Florida’s worker’s compensation system
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida UM Coverage Terms Must (at least) Equal Those of BI
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Compensation Without an “Accident” (Florida Workers’ Compensation Law)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “Reasonable Person” Standard in Florida Workers’ Compensation Notice Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Issues
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Gaining Control of Medical Through One-Time Change Procedures (Florida Workers’ Compensation)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Social Security Disability Offset After Florida Workers’ Compensation Settlement
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Where We Stand
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Authority to Settle Minor’s Personal Injury Case (Florida)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Tampa Bay Times — Florida Workers’ Compensation Editorial
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation 440.15(4)(e) Termination for Misconduct Law Not Well Understood
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Compensability by Operation of Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Travel Distance for Florida Workers’ Compensation Doctors
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Settling Wrongful Death & Minor’s Personal Injury Case Without Prior Court Approval
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Beware of Insurance Industry Lobbyists
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Property Damage Alternatives to First Party Insurance Claims
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Property Damage Insurance Law: Late Reporting of Loss Does Not Always Mean No Claim
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Mediating Disputed Residential Property Insurance Claims in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Open Letters to Senator Rob Bradley Regarding Florida Workers’ Compensation
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Motor Vehicle Crash Law — Repair or Total Loss?
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Contending With Alcohol Issues in Motor Vehicle Crash Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Learn Basic Rules of Giving Sworn Testimony from Jeff Sessions’ Testimony to Congress
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Law — Estoppel as a Response to Trickery and Neglect
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Navigating Florida’s Tricky Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations (SOL)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Obtaining Multiple IMEs in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Striking the Proposal for Settlement in Florida Civil Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Applying Florida Insurance Policy Per Person/Per Occurrence Coverage Limits in Wrongful Death Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Message from Florida Workers’ Advocates’ President
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation — Foxes Guarding the Henhouse
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Associated Industries of Florida Proposing Illusory Workers’ Compensation Legislative Changes
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Jethro and Moses Responsible for American Jurisprudence
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Trump’s Parents Failed
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Uber Driver Declared Independent Contractor
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Overcoming Florida’s Work Product Privilege to Obtain Photographs
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Law — Carrier Pays to Discover
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Truth About the McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case (or Exposing the Myth About “Frivolous Lawsuits”)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Masters of Misinformation Play Public as Saps
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Court Voids Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Increase
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Beware of Republican Shell Game on Pre-Existing Conditions
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The “Big Stick” in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Post-Election Popular Vote vs. Electoral College Griping Off Base
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Keeping Trump’s Excesses in Check
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Winning Florida Workers’ Compensation Temporary Disability Benefits Without Supporting Medical Testimony
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Shame on the Miami Herald
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Quirk in Law Puts Private Insurance Companies Ahead of Taxpayers
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Presumption of Fault in Florida Rear-End Motor Vehicle Crash Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Premises Liability Law — Tripping on Tree Roots
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Employee’s Duty Under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law to Report Accident
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations in Repetitive Trauma Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Doctor Selection Comparison Between the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act and Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Act
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Motor Vehicle Accident Law — Maintain Bodily Injury Coverage or Else….
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Last Clear Chance Doctrine in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “The Unconstitutional Erosion of the [Workers’ Compensation] Quid Pro Quo”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Why Reasonable Carrier-Paid Attorney’s Fees Are Reasonable and Necessary
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Basics of Florida Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Case Against Amending Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Attorney’s Fee Statute (440.34)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Another Republican Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Bites the Dust
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Muhammad Ali — Tribute to an American Hero
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Wasting No Time Condemning the Florida Supreme Court’s Castellanos v. Next Door Company Decision
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Construction Site Immunity
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Wage Loss Benefits Until Age 75 (a/k/a, “PTD”)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Thoughts on Maximizing Florida Workplace Accident Recoveries
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Another Jeb Bush Law Bites the Dust
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Uber Insurance Issues
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Does Florida Workers’ Compensation Statute 440.22 Ban Pre-Settlement Funding?
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Repetitive Trivial Trauma as Basis for Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Immunity
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Cases and Hospital Price Gouging
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Interplay Between the ADA and the Florida Workers’ Compensation Misrepresentation Defenses
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Jurisdiction for Out of State Workers’ Compensation Accidents
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // UM/UIM Benefits Not Subject to 440.39 Florida Workers’ Compensation Lien
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Car Crash Law — Compensation for Diminution of Vehicle Value
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Personal Injury Law: Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”) Law — Proceed With Caution
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation — “Emergency Services and Care”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Car Crash Law — Permanency Before Bad Faith
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Motor Vehicle Crash Law — Rear End Presumption
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Wrongful Death Cases – Do Not Ignore Medical Expenses
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Proving Workers’ Compensation PTD in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Backpay for Undocumented Aliens
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Hold Hospitals’ Feet to the Fire
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Employers Skirt Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // A Dog is Not an Uninsured Motorist
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Jeffrey P. Gale // Florida Statute 440.205 Workers’ Compensation Retaliation/Wrongful Termination COA (Prong #3)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Virtually Impossible in Florida to Overcome Workers’ Compensation Immunity (440.11)
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Jeffrey P. Gale // Florida Statute 440.205 Workers’ Compensation Retaliation/Wrongful Termination COA (Prong #2)
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Jeffrey P. Gale // Florida Statute 440.205 Workers’ Compensation Retaliation/Wrongful Termination COA (Prong #1)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Example of Florida’s Eroding Workers’ Compensation Benefits — TTD (440.15(2)(b))
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Burden on Defendant to Prove Entitlement to Offset
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Future Damages Not Offset by Parental Payments
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s First DCA Ostensibly Workers’ Compensation’s Supreme Court
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Avoid Limiting Tavern Owner Liability to Dram Shop Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Statute 440.34 Workers’ Compensation Fees
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Medicare & Medicaid Subrogation Rights on Post-Personal Injury Settlement Payments
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Apportioning Settlement Proceeds in Florida Wrongful Death Cases
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Maintain Bodily Injury Insurance or Face Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Insurance Coverage for Bodily Injuries Sustained by “Uninsured” Motorcyclist
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // PIP “Payable” and the Florida Car Crash Offset
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Supreme Court Solidifies Negligent Security Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Pharmacy/Pharmacist Duty of Care in Florida
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “Independent Contractors” Not Independent Contractors Under Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Reasonable Person Standard Established by Statutes, Codes, Industry Standards, and Policies & Procedures
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Premises Liability Law: Broken Sidewalk Trip & Fall Accidents
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Premises Liability Law: Tree Root Trip & Fall Accidents
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Jury Trial Law: Two Grounds for New Trial
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Litigation: No Such Thing as a “Facebook Privilege”
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Nondelegable Duty Case Study
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Liens — 440.39, the Manfredo Formula, etc.
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Inconsistent vs. Inadequate Verdicts
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Zero Verdict for Pain & Suffering [can be] Inadequate as a Matter of Law
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // The Case Against Jeb Bush
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation: Don’t Fall Into PTD Supplemental Payments Trap
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Law: Compensability of Accidents During Company Sanctioned Activities
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Tenuous Reasoning Allows Admission of Prejudicial Evidence
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation PTD/SSD Offset Vis-a-Vis ACE & AWW
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Motor Vehicle Accident Law: Vicarious Liability and Negligent Entrustment Create Liability
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Medical Lien Cutoff Dates
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Tort “Reform” (Deform) Endangers Us All
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida’s Bad Faith Law Supposed to Keep Insurance Companies in Line
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Evidence Law – Impeaching on Collateral Issue Impermissible
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Premises Liability Law: What is a Foreseeable Crime?
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Twist on Medical-Only Attorney’s Fees Under Florida Statute 440.34(3)(a)
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Motor Vehicle Law: Insurance Premium Increases and Policy Non-Renewals
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law: Use Prior Medicals to Prove Damages
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Personal Injury Law — No Substitute for Solid Pretrial Discovery
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The Perfect Storm — Drastic Changes Likely in Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System
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Florida Personal Injury Law: Exercise Your Right to Remain Silent
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There She Goes Again — Pam Bondi, Florida’s Attorney General, Appeals Workers’ Compensation Ruling
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Florida Medical Malpractice Law: Exceptions to Non-Liability of Hospitals for the Medical Negligence of Independent Contractors
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Florida Personal Injury Law: Non-Delegable Duty Creates Joint & Several Liability
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Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System Unconstitutional, So Says 11th Circuit Court Judge Jorge Cueto
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Personal Injury Lawyers Should Take Medicare Liens Seriously
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Tablo Sivivan Lanmò Abizif nan Florid – Retounen pa Demann Popilè
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Èske Aksyon èkstrèm dwat Jeb Bush se bagay kap kraze sistèm konpansasyon pou anplwaye ki andomaje nan Eta Florid la?
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Will Jeb Bush/Right-Wing Extremism be the Straw that Breaks the Back of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System?
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Florida’s Adult Protective Services Act (Elder Abuse Statute) a Narrow Path Around Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Exemption
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Tort “Deform” Perpetrated by Right Wing to Deny Individuals of Constitutional Rights
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Florida Personal Injury Law: Alcohol Use as Evidence of Negligence
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Florida Personal Injury Law: Duty Opens the Courthouse Doors
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Florida Premises Liability Law: Misapplying the Control Concept
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Florida Supreme Court Addresses Failure to Attend Uninsured/Underinsured (UM) CME
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Setting the Record Straight on Medical Malpractice and Florida Law
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Florida Premises Liability Law – Possession Not (Necessarily) 9/10ths of The Law
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Being Duped by Testosterone Therapy Ads Can be Hazardous to Your Health
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Florida’s Second DCA Defines the Word “Loans” Under Dangerous Instrumentality Statute
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Injured Motorcyclists Benefit From Florida Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) Coverage
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Breaching a Personal Injury Confidential Settlement Agreement Can Have Serious Consequences
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Florida Bad Faith Insurance Law: Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Responsible to Real Citizens
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Gigantic Loophole in Florida’s Wrongful Death Act
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Purchase a Defense Attorney With Florida Bodily Injury (BI) Vehicle Insurance
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Florida Vehicle Accident Law: Parental & Guardian Vicarious Liability for Minor
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Power to the People! Florida’s Arbitrary and Capricious Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Declared Unconstitutional
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Florida Personal Injury Law: Pedestrian Struck by Motor Vehicle
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Florida Premises Liability Law: Evidence of Prior Bad Acts
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Florida UM (Uninsured Motorist) Coverage Means What it Says
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The Pre-Suit Settlement Demand Package in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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My Recent Experience With Florida’s Workers’ Compensation EMA (Expert Medical Advisor) Law (Statute 440.13(9))
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Types of Florida Motor Vehicle Insurance
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Undermining Defense Doctor Concerning Cause of Herniated Intervertebral Disc
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Surprising Application of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) Crash Coverage for Florida Insureds
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Social Media Posts Fair Game in Civil Litigation
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Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Statute Perpetrates Taxpayer Ripoff
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Relief from Fault in Florida: Exculpatory Clauses and Indemnity Agreements — Similar but Different Creatures
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Factors in Florida Insurance Contract Rescission Cases
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Medicare Set Asides in Personal Injury Cases
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Florida’s Third DCA Limits Personal Injury Duty Standard for Rental Car Companies
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Random Thoughts From A Civil Jury Trial (Or What Every U.S. Citizen Should Experience)
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Medicaid Lien Law in Florida Personal Injury Cases Appears to be Resolved
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440.205 Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge Claims May be Subject to Arbitration
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Florida’s 3rd DCA Makes It Harder to Prove Premises Liability Fault
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Florida Premises Liabililty Law: Overcoming Open & Obvious Dangerous Conditions
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How to Avoid the Insurance Application Misrepresentation Trap
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Vicarious Liability and Negligent Entrustment Create Liability for Florida Motor Vehicle Owners
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Florida Personal Injury Law: At-Fault Parties Try to Limit Damages by Blaming Doctors
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Recovering Past Medical Expenses in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Florida Workers’ Compensation Liens — The “Manfredo” Formula Made Simple
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Florida Wrongful Death Survivors Chart — Back by Popular Demand
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Premises Liability Law in Florida Post-Owens
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Florida’s Second DCA Allows Consideration of Governmental/Charitable Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Cases
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Personal Injury Law: When an Insured is Not Insured Under Florida Law for Underinsured Motorist Credit
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Beware of Tylenol!
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In Florida Scales of Justice Favor Insurance Companies
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Qualifying for Florida Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability (PTD) Made Easier
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Republicans Blatantly Use Tax Dollars for Personal Gain
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Tax Considerations in Florida Personal Injury Cases
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Florida Construction Site Sub Contractors are Liable for Personal Injuries Caused by Gross Negligence
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Gross Negligence as the Path Around Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Immunity
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Are “Independent Contractors” Entitled to FLSA Overtime Wages?
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Strict Vicarious Liability Under Florida Tort Law for All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Accidents (Are ATVs Dangerous Instrumentalities?)
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Status of “Collective Actions” Under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) Since Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Symczyk
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Co-Ownership of Florida Motor Vehicle Can Mean (Full) Liability
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Are Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits Exempt From Claims of Creditors?
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Anatomy of a (Florida) Workers’ Compensation Settlement
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Anatomy of a (Florida) Premises Liability/Personal Injury Settlement
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Reducing Substantial Florida Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Medicaid Liens — Our Recent (June, 2013) Court Experience
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Florida Premises Liability Law — Homeowners, Be Careful Who You Help
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Florida Injury Attorney Blawg