7th Circuit Says Carrier Not Liable for Worker's Injuries From Out-of-State Accident

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an insurance carrier was not liable for benefits payable to the employee of an Indiana-based company who was injured in Kentucky. Custom Mechanical Construction Inc. is a contractor incorporated in Indiana with its principal place of business in Evansville. Although most of its jobs are in Indiana, CMC has been registered to do business in Kentucky since 2009. CMC used Schultheis Insurance Agency to procure insurance coverage in 2015. The agency obtained a quote from Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, which CMC opted to a...