BEASLEY, Judge.
The issue is whether or not as a matter of law a workers' compensation claimant may assert a claim for abusive litigation under OCGA § 51-7-81 against an employer (self-insurer) based on the employer's allegedly meritless appeal to the superior court of the workers' compensation award.
Patterson, who worked part-time for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution as a tractor-trailer driver, filed with the State Board of Workers' Compensation...
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