Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Blakeney

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Bridgett Blakeney was employed by the Laurel Housing Authority (LHA) when she was injured in a work-related car accident. Blakeney initially received workers’ compensation payments for her injuries. After the LHA’s workers’ compensation insurance company went bankrupt, Blake-ne/s workers’ compensation payments became the responsibility of the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association (MIGA). Thereafter, MIGA filed a motion with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) requesting permission to suspend benefit payments to Blake-ney. MIGA…