Subsequent Injury Trust Fund v. City of Atlanta

Miller, Presiding Judge.

In this case of first impression, we granted the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund’s (the “Fund”) 1 application for discretionary review to determine whether an employer’s advance payment to an employee under OCGA § 34-9-222 constitutes the payment of an income benefit for purposes of calculating the 78-week time limitation for filing a claim for reimbursement under OCGA § 34-9-362 (a). 2 The superior court found that the claim for reimbursement filed by Employer/Seif-Insurer City of Atlanta and its servicing agent, NovaPro Risk Solutions (collectively, the “City”) was…