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See Doss v. Food Lion, Inc., 108 F.3d 294 (11th Cir. 1997) (citing Doss v. Food Lion, Inc., 477 S.E.2d 577, 579 (Ga. 1996)); Prine v. Chailland Inc., 402 F. App’x 469 (11th Cir. 2010); see also O.C.G.A. § 34-9-103(a). 6 Plaintiff doesn’t seek to certify a class or bring these claims on behalf of other male correctional officers. and disputed that he had voluntarily resigned. [Id.].
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Eric DOSS, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
FOOD LION, INC., Defendant-Appellant
94-9459.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Mar 26, 1997.
108 F.3d 294
George L. Lewis, Adams & Ellis, Savannah, GA, for Defendant-Appellant., Robert Bartley Turner, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Edmondson, Dubina, Barkett.
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant-Defendant Food Lion, Inc., appealed the district court’s denial of summary judgment in this diversity action brought by Eric Doss. Doss instituted this common-law tort action against Food Lion, Inc., alleging that Food Lion’s delay in authorizing treatment of his psychological and psychiatric injuries constituted an intentional aggravation of his work-related injuries. At issue in this case is whether Doss’s claim is actionable as an independent tort under Georgia law, or barred by the exclusive-remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. In the initial appeal, we concluded that this question of Georgia law was dispositive and noted that it was unanswered by the clear controlling precedent of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Accordingly, we certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Georgia:

DOES GEORGIA LAW RECOGNIZE AN INDEPENDENT CAUSE OF ACTION APART FROM ANY REMEDY AVAILABLE UNDER THE GEORGIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT WHERE AN EMPLOYER AND/OR INSURER HAS INTENTIONALLY DELAYED AUTHORIZING MEDICAL TREATMENT TO WHICH AN EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED UNDER THE ACT AND WHERE SUCH DELAY HAS EXACERBATED A WORK-RELATED PHYSICAL INJURY?

Doss v. Food Lion, Inc., 83 F.3d 378, 380 (11th Cir.1996).

The Georgia Supreme Court answered the question in the negative. Doss v. Food Lion, Inc., 267 Ga. 312, 477 S.E.2d 577, 579 (1996). Based on this opinion we reverse the district court’s denial of Food Lion’s motion for summary judgment and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the Georgia Supreme Court.