A Columbus, Georgia, woman has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and two other counts of failing to obtain coverage, which has landed her in prison for a minimum of one year. Della Upshaw, who owned Care of Columbus, Reaching Out Health Care and Upshaw Healthcare Group, was arrested in December 2012 by investigators from …
Female Football Players Sue Lingerie League for Independent Contractor Misclassification
A former Lingerie Football League player has filed a class action lawsuit in a California state court against the all-female professional league (now called the Legends Football League) and it’s founder and chairman Mitchell Mortaza. The lawsuit claims that active and former players were intentionally misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. The complaint alleges a …
Truck Drivers Protest Independent Contractor Status
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014, nearly 40 truck drivers staged a protest at the Port of Savannah to voice their concerns being classified as independent contractors. Such status, they say, deprives them of benefits including workers’ compensation. The drivers are asking GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz to meet with them in an effort to resolve their …
Bader Scott Injury Lawyers Attorney Named To Multimillion Dollar Advocate Forum
The Million Dollar Advocate Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Seth Bader of Bader Scott Injury Lawyers has been certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trail lawyers …
Georgia Pacific Explosion and Jurisdiction of Injured Workers
A large fire occurred this week at a Georgia Pacific plant in Texas, leaving several of the plant’s workers with serious burn injuries. The plant where the fire occurred is in a relatively rural area, in the city of Corrigan, Texas. Some of the workers with less serious burns were taken to a nearby hospital …
Ascension Inc Acquires Haas Dodd
Ascension Insurance, Inc., a Kansas City-based company, announced its recent acquisition of Atlanta-headquartered Haas & Dodd Insurance, Inc. Ascension’s gaining of Haas & Dodd, effective July 1, 2009, marks the second strategic purchase from the Atlanta market in the company’s recent history, following the January 2008 acquisition of Bryant Wharton. Interested in expanding business in …
Norcross Chiropractor Sentenced For Fraud
Stephen Catterton, a chiropractor in Norcross, Georgia, was recently sentenced to prison for health-care fraud and possession with intent to distribute testosterone. According to U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias, Catterton “lied to insurers about what services he was providing to patients, defrauding the insurers of more than $1.2 million.” Catterton was sentenced to three years …
Why Should I Hire Bader Scott Injury Lawyers?
We aggressively represent each of our clients to pursue the maximum recovery of benefits available under the law. We are caring and compassionate because we know that on-the-job injuries and occupational diseases place a tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on injured workers and their families. We provide personal attention to each of our clients …