Hope Rising-Massaro is a paralegal in our St. Petersburg office. She is a married mother of 3 boys and 1 girl. Her daughter Nicole is gay. Nicole, who is now 40, came out when she was 16. “Coming out” can be a complex event in an LGBTQIA+ person’s life. It can be fraught with tension,… Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – June 2023
June 2023 Month-long observance: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Black Music Month National Caribbean American Heritage Month Pride Month (LGBTQIAA+) Important D&I calendar dates: 5thWorld Environment Day 11thRace Unity Day 12thLoving Day 19thJuneteenth 20thWorld Refugee Day 21stNational Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada) 21stLitha, Summer Solstice (Pagan) 24stSt-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) 28th Eid al-Adha (Muslim) Pride Day (LGBTQ+)… Read More
Florida Unfavorable Exhaustion of Benefits Order/Gratuitous Payments
The Honorable Judge Myriam Lehr (Miami-Dade County – County Court) recently issued an order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on exhaustion of benefits in New Vista Diagnostic Imaging Services v. Direct Gen. Ins. Co. on April 25, 2023. The order addresses two (2) gratuitous payment arguments raised by Plaintiff’s counsel, Demesmin & Dover, who… Read More
4th DCA Rules on Limiting Charge Issue in FL PIP Claims
On April 26, 2023, The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida issued a ruling which will have major implications on personal injury protection (PIP) litigation. InProgressive v. In House Diagnostic Services a/a/o Darryl Frazier, No. 4D21-2581, the 4th DCA ruled that the proper reimbursement rate for medical benefits when using the 2007 service year… Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – May 2023
May 2023 Month-long observance: ALS Awareness Month Haitian Heritage Month Indian Heritage Month Jewish-American Heritage Month Mental Health Month National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month Older Americans Month South Asian American Heritage Month Important D&I calendar dates: 5thCinco de Mayo 17thInternational Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 21stWorld Day for Cultural Diversity… Read More