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Elevator Injuries Result in Catastrophic Injuries and Fatalities

Elevator accidents may sound like random events scripted in Hollywood action films, but the startling reality is many people are …

2013’s Top Cases of Workers’ Comp Fraud

Workers’ comp fraud: the phrase conjures images of employees playing hooky and pretending to suffer from crippling injuries sustained at …

Atlanta Workers’ Comp Lesson Number 1: Check Your Mail

Ready Mix USA can testify that one of the quickest ways to lose a workers’ comp case is to ignore …

Goodwill Under Fire for Treatment of Disabled Workers

2013 was not the best year for Goodwill. Although it is a nonprofit organization that claims to offer both employees …

Temporary Workers Face Higher Risk of Workplace Injuries

Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson, and Michael Grabell of ProPublica, a non-profit organization that provides high-quality, investigative journalism, brought some disturbing …

Officials Investigate Daycare Brawl in Atlanta, GA

State officials in Georgia are currently conducting a formal investigation of a shockingly vicious brawl that took place last year …

What Should I Do If I Injure My Back Over the Holidays?

Tips for Dealing with Holiday-Related Back Injuries According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a whopping 50,000 people …

Red Bull Blamed for Death of Brooklyn Man; Lawsuit(s) May Follow

In 2011, shocked witnesses reported that healthy, active non-smoker Cory Terry collapsed after downing a can of Red Bull during …

Are assessed attorney’s fees awards often affirmed by Georgia higher courts?

Well, yes. And here’s an example… On October 26, 2010, Martha Ayers was injured on the job. Immediately after the …

Can a Georgia workers’ comp claimant pursue late penalties that are 10 years past due?

Meet Michael Reid, an employee of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). In October 1999, Reid was injured on …