Unanimous Supreme Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Bad Faith Claim

The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s bad faith claim against his self-insured employer. Case: Hardaway v. Howard Industries Inc., 2022-CA-00787-SCT, 01/25/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Vince Hardaway worked for Howard Industries Inc. In July 2009, Hardaway developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and reported his injury to Howard. Hardaway had periods in which he was restricted to light-duty work and periods in which he was unable to work at all. Howard was self-insured and used CorVel Enterprise as its claims...