Legal Opinion
Vulcan Materials Co. v. Pritchett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1997No. A97A0396PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
We granted Vulcan Materials Company’s (‘Vulcan”) application for discretionary appeal in this workers’ compensation case. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ordered Vulcan to resume payment of temporary total disability benefits to claimant Terry Pritchett and to pay certain medical bills Pritchett incurred with “unauthorized” physicians. The appellate division of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed the award, and Vulcan’s appeal to the superior court was rejected and sanctioned with an award of attorney fees to Pritchett’s counsel, pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14. For reasons…
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