The Indiana Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling favorable to all Hoosiers who are injured on the job. In a case originating out of Valparaiso, an employee was seriously hurt on the job while driving. The worker compensation carrier for the employer paid $81,000 in worker compensation benefits (medical bills, etc…). The person who caused the crash only had $25,000 of insurance, which was paid to the injured person. Fortunately, the employee had $100,000 under-insured motorist coverage with Indiana Insurance. Indiana Insurance however refused to pay under-insured benefits claiming that the injured person (their insured) had received more that $100,000 when the $25,000 from the at fault party and $81,000 from worker compensation are considered. The Court of Appeals said this was wrong. The Court held that the injured person was entitled to receive under-insured benefits.
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 15:02:56 +0000
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