Injured Worker Can't Bring Bad Faith Suit After Settling Civil Suit

The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker could not proceed with a bad faith claim against her employer’s claims administrator for failure to pay her medical bills after she settled a civil suit on the matter. Case: Ford v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., No. K19C-12-030, 05/20/2020, published. Facts: Pamela Ford worked for Lowe's Home Centers Inc. She filed a workers’ compensation claim after suffering an on-the-job injury in 2015. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. processed the claim for Lowe’s. In April 2017, Ford sought out...