Clockwise from top left: Daniel Colin Beer of Smith Beer Law in Avondale Estates, Georgia; Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore in Atlanta; attorney Lamonte E. Scott of Snellville, Georgia; and Nicole Marie Bigman Buchwald of Smith Beer Law in Avondale Estates, Georgia. Courtesy photos Narrow Exception to Workers' Compensation Act Revives Wrongful-Death Suit
"This decision helps clarify a nuanced area of the law that deals with exceptions to the applicability of the Worker's Compensation Act," said prevailing plaintiff-appellant counsel Daniel C. Beer of Smith Beer Law.
October 14, 2024 at 02:57 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Georgia Court of Appeals reverses Rockdale County State Court judge's dismissal of a wrongful death action.
- Intermediate appellate court finds Georgia Workers' Compensation Act did not bar wrongful death action brought against Solo Cup Operating Corp. after employee killed by co-worker.
- Dispute pit appellant counsel with Smith Beer Law, Bondurant Mixson & Elmore and Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew against appellee counsel with Rutherford & Christie and Agasarkisian & Marshall Law Group.
An appellate ruling has opened the door for the mother of a man killed by a co-worker during work hours to pursue a wrongful-death complaint in Rockdale County State Court, rather than through the State Board of Workers' Compensation.
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