Ledex, Inc. v. Heatbath Corp.

The question presented is whether R.C. 4123.82 bars an employer whose employee suffers injuries and recovers workers’ compensation therefor from recovering damages for increased workers’ compensation premiums from a third party whose conduct caused the employee’s injuries. This issue has vexed this court for decades.

R.C. 4123.82 states in pertinent part as follows:

“(A) All contracts and agreements are void which undertake to indemnify or insure an employer against loss or liability for the payment of compensation to workmen or their dependents for death, injury, or occupational disease…