Worker Can't Get Windfall Through Recovery From UMC

A worker injured in a car accident was not entitled to a “windfall” by obtaining a recovery under his underinsured motorist coverage when he had already recovered his total damages under other insurance policies issued to the owners of the vehicles involved. Case: Elwess v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., No. 11-15-00286-CV, 12/21/2017, published. Facts: Alfred Elwess worked for Pete Gipson. He was driving a truck owned by Gipson in the course and scope of his employment when he was broadsided by a vehicle driven by Carlos Molina. The collision caused the truck to overtur...