Legal Opinion
Ocmulgee EMC v. McDuffie
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 16, 2017No. S17G0038PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
We granted the petition for certiorari filed by Ocmulgee EMC1 in this workers’ compensation case to answer this question:
Must an employer show the availability of suitable employment to justify suspension of workers’ compensation benefits after already establishing that an employee’s work-related aggravation to a preexisting condition has ceased to be the cause of the employee’s disability?
The Court of Appeals held that the answer is yes. See McDuffie v. Ocmulgee EMC, 338 Ga.App. 200, 203 (789 SE2d 415) (2016). Because the answer is no, we reverse that part of the Court of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Jones County Board of Education v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- WILLIAMS BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY v. MageeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Pierce v. AAA Cabinet Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Raley v. Lanco Paint & DrywallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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