Pet, Inc. v. Ward

Ruffin, Judge.

We granted Pet, Inc. and National Union Fire Insurance Company’s (collectively “Pet”) application for discretionary appeal to consider whether their defense of Willie Ward’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits was unreasonable and therefore warranted the assessment of attorney fees under OCGA § 34-9-108 (b). Because the evidence does not support the full board’s determination that Pet’s defense of the claim was unreasonable, we reverse the superior court judgment affirming the award.

It is undisputed that while employed as a factory production line worker, Ward sustained two…