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  • Heaton Erecting, Inc. et al. v. Gierum

    Publication Date: 2024-03-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Watts, G. Hoffman, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Moskowitz, (Law Office of David H. Moskowitz), Atlanta, Rebecca Halberg, (Stottlemyer & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party; Alex Wallach, (George & Wallach, LLLP), Forest Park Kyle Smith, (Evans Warncke Robinson, LLC), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A1588

    Court affirms Workers' Compensation Award in a case where injured worker also received income from concurrent dissimilar employment

  • City of Atlanta et al. v. Sebastian

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc Sirotkin, Timothy Lemke, (Swift Currie), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kyle Johnston, (The Law Office of Kyle D. Johnston), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party; Todd Maziar, Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A1185

    Court affirms the reversal of the suspension of benefit, reinstatement of worker's compensation, and attorney fee award for injured City policeman

  • Lilienthal v. JLK, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Law
    Industry: Education | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sergio Ardila-Ibarra, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: M. McElroy, Robert Peery, (Swift Currie McGheee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0290

    Unresolved Issue as to Whether Employer Posted List of Insurer-Approved Workplace-Injury Physicians in Prominent Place

  • The Cotto Law Group, LLC v. Benevidez

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Damages | Law Firm Associates
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Hines, (Law Office of Matthew C. Hines, LLC), Austell, A. Thomas Stubbs, (Law Office of A. Thomas Stubbs, LLC), Decatur, L. Vreeland, (Law Offices of Matthew C. Hines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Little, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Caitlin Lentz, (Hami Little PC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1601

    Prevailing Plaintiff Was Entitled to Attorney Fees Award Following Default Judgment on Complaint That Sought Fees and Expenses

  • Cate et al. v. Patterson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-10
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Edwards, (Edwards Law Firm), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Bradford, (Benjamin T. Bradford, P.C.), La Fayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1704

    Court affirms libel verdict over defendant's challenge to whether libel claims were subject to arbitration

  • Ware County Board of Education et al. v. Taft

    Publication Date: 2019-08-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan Levy, (Levy Sibley Foreman & Speir, LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Hackel, (Attorney at Law), Waycross, for appellee. Lauren Julian Loeb, (State Board of Workers' Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0617

    Court Affirms Award of Workers' Compensation That Included Portion Based on Wages Earned and Deferred During Period Preceding Injury, Rejecting Employer's Contention That Benefits Should Be Calculated Based Only on Actual Cash Received