Once a Petition For Benefits (PFB) Is Filed, How Long Will It Take To Go To Trial?
After receiving a PFB, the carrier has 30 days to respond. The rules require that a mediation automatically be set up within 120 days of the filing of a PFB. This is automatically set by the Department of Administrative Hearings in Tallahassee, FL. Sometimes the mediation will be rescheduled because of a conflict in the schedules of the attorneys’ or because the parties would rather have a private mediator rather than a state mediator. If for some reason the case does not settle at the mediation, an impasse will be issued, which allows the parties to go to a final hearing. A pre-trial, which you do not have to appear, is automatically scheduled by the Court; which is a legal document that the attorneys fill out indicating the issues to be tried, defenses of the employer/carrier, witnesses to be called and evidence to be presented. Sometime after the pre-trial, the court will automatically schedule a final hearing. Depending on the County in which you were injured, and the Judge assigne
After receiving a PFB, the carrier has 30 days to respond. The rules require that a mediation automatically be set up within 120 days of the filing of a PFB. This is automatically set by the Department of Administrative Hearings in Tallahassee, FL. Sometimes the mediation will be rescheduled because of a conflict in the schedules of the attorneys’ or because the parties would rather have a private mediator rather than a state mediator. If for some reason the case does not settle at the mediation, an impasse will be issued, which allows the parties to go to a final hearing. A pre-trial, which you do not have to appear, is automatically scheduled by the Court; which is a legal document that the attorneys fill out indicating the issues to be tried, defenses of the employer/carrier, witnesses to be called and evidence to be presented. Sometime after the pre-trial, the court will automatically schedule a final hearing. Depending on the County in which you were injured, and the Judge assigne
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