Beware the 'Keyboard Cowboys' and Threat of Sanctions, Attorneys Say

Blame it on COVID-19, along with the increasingly impersonal nature of workers' compensation law practice in Florida. Florida judges and lawyers say they've sensed a shift in comp practice in the Sunshine State from what was a “gentlemen's practice” with a more collegial bar to one that is more driven by deadlines, fault-finding and even sanctions against practicing attorneys. Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims David Langham said other judges have told him they've noticed heightened tension among lawyers as the pandemic and its social distanc...