Kagan Notable Appellate & Trial Outcomes

An H.G. Kagan (Minor) Landmark Alert

CAN’T TOUCH THIS! JCC has no jurisdiction to affect a §440.211 collective bargaining agreement arbitration determination in any way (language of later-added 440.1926 notwithstanding). Claimant’s efforts/JCC’s Order changing the status quo: thwarted! (Hence the ‘minor’ Landmark designation).  SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT CO., and BRIDGEFIELD EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. ALEJANDRO PRECIADO, 1st DCA Case No. 1D21-2661, 10/12/22 Holding in a nutshell:Injured …

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HGK LANDMARK ALERT: AN HGK CASE!

END OF ‘IRREGULAR WORKPLACE LOCATION’ AND ‘SOME EMPLOYER EQUIPMENT IN THE CAR’ EXCEPTIONS TO ‘GOING AND COMING’ RULE DSK GROUP, INC., and ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. HERNANDEZ, April 27, 2022, Case No. 1D19-2632 Claimant’s counsel: Kimberly A. HillE/C counsel: H. George Kagan  Issue. Whether §440.092(2) ‘going or coming’ exclusion precludes compensability of injury “going” …

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