Bekaert Steel Wire Corp. v. Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund

Carley, Chief Judge.

An employee of appellant-employer suffered a job-related injury to his back and, as the result, began to receive workers’ compensation benefits. This being the employee’s second job-related injury, appellants-employer/insurer applied to appellee-Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (Fund) for reimbursement. See OCGA § 34-9-350 et seq. The Fund accepted appellants’ claim for reimbursement.

Appellants thereafter negotiated a settlement agreement with the employee. Appellants did not, however, obtain approval of the settlement agreement from the administrator of the Fund prior…