ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. v. McRAE

No. S12G0714.

734 S.E.2d 55 (2012)

292 Ga. 243

ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. et al. v. McRAE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Hunter Chandler , Andrew J. Hamilton , Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich & Anderson, LLC, Matthew Dalby Walker , Harold Michael Bagley , Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellant.

Lawrence Thomas Clements , Bruce P. Johnson , Clements & Sweet, LLP, for appellee.

Clayton E. Robertson , McLain & Merritt, P.C., Joseph Benson Ward , Matthew Dalby Walker , Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, John D. Blair , Christopher Todd Ross , Ross & Levy LLC, Albany, Alex Brian Wallach , George & Wallach, Forest Park, for amicus appellant.

Laura M. Shamp , Laura M. Shamp, LLC, Todd K. Maziar , Morgan & Morgan, Harold Michael Bagley , Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, Thomas A. Eaton , University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, for amicus appellee.


THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this appeal to consider whether OCGA § 34-9-207 requires an employee who files a claim under the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act, OCGA § 34-9-1 et seq. (the "Act"), to authorize her treating physician to engage in ex parte communications with her employer or an employer representative in exchange for receiving benefits for a compensable injury. McRae v...

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