Provident Life & Accident Insurance v. Hallum

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

Alton Hallum, Jr. suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company issued Hallum a disability insurance policy that provided greater coverage for disabilities arising from injuries than those caused by sickness. Hallum sued Provident Life after it refused to categorize the cause of his condition as an injury. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit certified to this Court the question of whether, under Georgia law, carpal tunnel syndrome caused by repetitive hand motion should be classified as an injury or a…