Boyd & Jenerette sponsored the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2018 Charity Chili Cook-Off held at the Riverside Arts Market in Jacksonville, FL, on February 17, 2018. Since 2009, the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section has hosted this event to bring law firms from across Jacksonville together for an afternoon of live music, charity and competition. This year’s Chili Cook-Off benefitted Rethreaded, a charity working to fight human trafficking and support survivors of the sex trade on a local and global level. Below are a few photos of our team at the event.

The Claimant, a Senior Safety Manager, would travel from job site to job site conducting safety assessments and mock OSHA investigations.  While on the port facility of a customer conducting such an assessment, he injured his shoulder.  He also claimed a hearing loss from his repetitive exposure to loud noise while visiting these various job sites.  The Employer/Carrier denied the longshore claim, contending that the Claimant’s job duties did not satisfy the situs and status prongs for longshore jurisdiction, asserting that the Claimant’s remedies were under the Florida Workers’ Compensation […]

At a hearing before the ALJ of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation in Georgia, Boyd & Jenerette successfully defended against a claim brought by a longshoreman injured in the course and scope of employment.  The longshoreman contended that his injuries were such that he continued to suffer a disability for which he was entitled to ongoing indemnity and medical benefits.  Shareholder Mark Eckels, on behalf of the Employer/Carrier, argued that the injury resulted in a temporary aggravation only that returned to its pre-existing baseline, thus eliminating any continued entitlement […]

On January 11, 2018, the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP, U.S. Department of Labor issued Industry Notice 163. The effect is to increase penalties for certain actions or inactions. Please consult the Notice for further details on Industry Notice 163 but be advised that the critical changes include:               Maximum penalty for late filing of LS-202: $23,426.00               Penalty for untimely filing of LS-208: $285.00               Penalty for violation of LHWCA Section 49 anti-discrimination provision: $2,343.00 – $11,712.00 Mark K. EckelsShareholder / Practice Group Leader Direct: 904.353.6244 […]

Boyd & Jenerette Partner Billie Jo “BJ” Taylor has been appointed to serve as President of the Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel for 2018. Ms. Taylor focuses her practice on the defense of cases involving asbestos, mass torts, products liability, premise liability, trucking liability, general negligence and uninsured motorist claims. Billie Jo TaylorPartner / Practice Group LeaderDirect: 904.353.6242 Email: btaylor@boydjen.com

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, C.J. Gomes. She joins the firm as an Associate in our Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses primarily on insurance defense litigation, including complex coverage issues, insurer bad faith/extra-contractual liability, and appeals.  C.J. has over 16 years’ experience in the legal field and brings invaluable practical knowledge and efficiency to the cases she handles. C.J. is a mother of two children and one incredibly lazy bulldog. She is an avid jogger and lover of animals. She is active with the Jacksonville Humane Society and several local organizations providing […]

The Second District Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion, which examines when a filing constitutes “a statement of fact of death” under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.260.  That Rule provides that a motion for substitution may be “made within 90 days after the death is suggested upon the record by service of a statement of the fact of the death . . .” Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.260(a)(1).  Commonly, this is known as a “suggestion of death.”  If no motion for substitution is made within 90 days after […]