Brian Chojnowski, of our Tallahassee office, recently tried a matter before the Honorable John Lazzara as counsel for the employer and carrier in a workers’ compensation claim. Claimant, an injured worker who was subsequently laid off from her job, was seeking an award of temporary total disability benefits, temporary partial disability benefits, penalties, attorney’s fees, costs, and interest, as well as a continuing award of disability benefits for an undetermined length of time after the final hearing. By focusing on the specific details of the Claimant’s treating physician’s reports and the nuances of the law pertaining to temporary disability benefits, Brian persuaded Judge Lazzara to find that Claimant failed to carry her burden in providing sufficient medical evidence of functional limitations and an inability to earn her pre-injury wages. Judge Lazzara denied all benefits requested by Claimant.