Unpaid Benefits Voided Employer's Notice, even for Meritless Claim

An employer's notice to controvert a claim is not valid, because it failed to pay all benefits due at the time it filed the notice, even if the underlying claim has no merit, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Crossmark et al. v. Strickland, A11A0478, 06/27/2011.Facts: Mary Ann Strickland filed a workers' compensation claim for an alleged  injury while working for Crossmark Inc., and the employer's insurer, American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania, initially paid temporary total disability benefits.But the carrier later terminated those benefits and filed a notice ...