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In a novel legal theory, the Southern District of Georgia recently treated the worsening of an idiopathic stroke due to co-employees’ failure to call 911 as the compensable “injury by accident” under Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation Act. This article explains why that matters for claimants’ lawyers and how to frame these cases for maximum effect.
In a recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision, Lilienthal v. JLK, Inc., the court reinforced important protections for injured workers. This case clarified how employers must provide access to medical care under Georgia’s workers’ compensation laws, particularly the requirement to post a list of doctors (a “panel of physicians”) for injured employees. The ruling is significant because it emphasizes that employers have a legal obligation to make this panel of physicians truly available and visible to workers. .