Farmers Insurance v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

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The United States District Court for the District of Kansas certified two questions regarding the application of uninsured motorist coverage to a self-insured employer; (1) “Are [plaintiffs’] claims barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers Compensation Act,” and (2) “In Kansas, is a self-insurer required to provide uninsured motorist benefits to the occupants of its motor vehicles”?

On September 15, 1997, Roger Kandt was involved in an automobile accident in Wichita, Kansas. At the time of the accident, Kandt was driving a motor vehicle…