Employer, Broker Must Litigate Suit before Talking Damages

An employer and its insurance broker must head to trial before litigating the validity of an underlying award, a Missouri appellate court ruled. Case: Ice Castle v. Gross Insurance Agency, No. WD74776, 2/5/13, published. Facts: Brian Chamberlain, an employee of Ice Castles, suffered a work-related injury. Having discovered that Ice Castles lacked workers' compensation coverage, Chamberlain filed a negligence suit against his employer.Ice Castles sued its insurance broker, Gross Insurance Agency, contending that Belinda "Wendy" Bradley had breached her duty to obtain workers' compensati...