Legal Opinion

Amguard Insurance Company v. Kerkela.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 13, 2018No. A17A1498PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Rickman, Judge.

This Court granted the discretionary appeal application of Amguard Insurance Company to appeal the superior court's judgment reversing and remanding an award of the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers' Compensation ("the Board") to the extent that the award failed to include continuing assessed attorney fees. For the following reasons, we vacate the trial court's judgment and remand the case.

After Matthew Kerkela, a restaurant manager, submitted a claim that he was injured on the job, one week before a scheduled hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ),…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hallisey v. Fort Howard Paper Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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  3. Burke County v. AskinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. YKK (USA), INC. v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Printpack, Inc. v. CrockerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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