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  • Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Bourne, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, Nicholas Benzine, (Benzine Law Group), Atlanta, Elliot Bourne, (Bourne Law Firm), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Harris, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Natalie Rogers, Savannah, for appellee. Georgia Legal Foundation, Inc, Dacula, Todd Maziar, (Morgan & Morgan, Atlanta PLLC), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A18A0820

    Employee that suffered a slip and fall injury while on a break at her employer's premises is entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits

  • The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company et al. v. Hawkins

    Publication Date: 2020-03-17
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Walker, Ryan Hathcock, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Kelly Clark, (Law Offices of Tavis L. Knighten), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kyle Smith, (Evans Warncke Robinson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Callie Bryan, (Jones Cork & Miller, LLP), Macon, for other party. Holly Portier, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: A19A1878

    Court reverses superior court's judgment that an injured employee was entitled to certain worker's compensation benefits and fees

  • Cartersville City Schools et al. v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2018-05-03
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Grafton (Bovis, Kyle & Burch, LLC), Atlanta; Joshua Saunders (Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin), for appellant.
    for defendant: S. Tate (Akin & Tate), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1469

    The superior court was authorized to set aside the State Board of Workers Compensation Appellate Division's decision, thus reinstating the award of benefits to the claimant, because the Appellate Division misconstrued the legal framework for determining whether an injury arose out of employment and therefore rendered a decision contrary to law.