Legal Opinion
Sommers v. State Compensation Insurance Fund
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1997No. A97A1412PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Melanie Sommers sued several defendants to recover damages for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. Because Som-mers suffered these injuries during a business trip, State Compensation Insurance Fund (“SCIF”) paid her workers’ compensation benefits and moved to intervene in the suit, claiming a lien pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-11.1. The court allowed SCIF to intervene. A jury returned a special verdict for Sommers, awarding her $35,000 for past medical expenses, $176,000 for lost wages, $250,000 for pain and suffering, and $65,443 for future damages. The court entered…
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