The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that that an employee who collected workers' compensation for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident could also collect from the employer's auto insurance underinsured-motorist coverage.In Raymond Samples vs. Cincinnati Insurance Company (NO. 2002-CA-000869-MR, 12/05/03), Samples who was hurt while driving a company vehicle, settled with the other driver's insurer for policy limits of $25,000 and also was awarded $241,000 through workers' compensation. Samples then sued Cincinnati, the carrier for the van owned by Samples' employer in which Sample...
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