Monthly Archives: August 2021
Injured Worker Sues Railway For Negligence
An injured worker has filed a lawsuit against a railway company after he was left seriously injured in a heavy machinery accident. The lawsuit claims that the company openly violated several safety regulations that would have prevented the accident from occurring. The 31-year-old plaintiff claims that the railway failed to provide employees with adequate… Read More »
Man Sentenced To Prison For Workers’ Comp Fraud
A Massachusetts man is headed to federal prison for the next 18 months for an elaborate scheme to defraud the workers’ compensation system as well as the federal government. According to prosecutors, the defendant set up a shell company with no employees where he falsified information to acquire workers’ compensation insurance for a construction… Read More »
FedEx And Workers’ Compensation In Georgia
FedEx is one of the biggest delivery companies in the world, with over 570,000 employees. Its business is divided into several different segments, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Logistics. Most people are familiar with FedEx’s Office, Print, and Ship Centers. There are locations across Georgia. But behind the scenes there… Read More »
Georgia Throws Out Lawsuit Filed By Family Of Walking Dead Stuntman
The State of Georgia has tossed a lawsuit filed by the family of a stuntman on the hit TV show The Walking Dead. It was determined that Georgia’s workers’ compensation statute (WCA) barred claims against the production company. Stuntmen are not necessarily employees of the production firms that they work for. Often, they are… Read More »
