A Georgia appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to enforce its workers' compensation lien against its employee's recovery in a third-party tort suit.
Case: Best Buy Co. v. McKinney, No. A15A1278, 09/28/2015, published.
Facts: Christopher McKinney fell off a forklift during the course of his employment with Best Buy. McKinney suffered several facial bone fractures and brain damage.
Best Buy commenced payment of workers' compensation benefits to McKinney after his accident.
In January 2013, McKinney filed a negligence and strict liability suit in the State ...
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