The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed with a trial judge that aninsurer must pay $100,000 in uninsured/underinsured motoristcoverage to a car wreck victim, even though workers’ compensationhad already paid him nearly twice that.
Although the injured man did receive workers’ comp benefits forhis injuries and some lost wages, that amount didn’t cover the fullextent of his lost wages from the accident.
As detailed in the appeals court opinion and other filings, theunderlying case involved a two-car accident resulting in a suit byJerry Rockefeller against Deborah Orso in DeKalb County (Ga.) StateCourt.
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Greg Land
Greg Land covers topics including verdicts and settlements and insurance-related litigation for the Daily Report in Atlanta.
