The Mississippi Supreme Court maintained its precedent that employees are not legally entitled to recover from their employers and cannot make a claim under their uninsured motorist coverage for work-related accidents.
Case: Bufkin v. Geico Insurance Agency Inc., No. 2021-CA-00251-SCT, 05/12/2022, published.
Facts: Crystal Bufkin suffered injuries in an automobile accident in October 2017. At the time, the vehicle was driven by the owner/operator of her employer, and Bufkin was a passenger.
Bufkin's employer was responsible for the accident.
Both Bufkin and the owner/operator...
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