Legal Opinion
McDUFFIE v. OCMULGEE EMC Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 15, 2016No. A16A0092PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Kasabian McDuffie injured his right knee in 2009 while working as a meter reader/right-of-way laborer for Ocmulgee EMC (“EMC”), and EMC initially paid him workers’ compensation indemnity benefits. EMC subsequently suspended those benefits and then fired McDuffie for falsely omitting his prior knee injury and his permanent sedentary work restrictions from his job application with EMC. Following a hearing, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) on the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (the “Board”) denied McDuffie’s request for reinstatement of his indemnity benefits,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Homebuilders Association of Georgia v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Cabin Crafts, Inc. v. PelfreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Jones County Board of Education v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- CGU Insurance v. Sabel Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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