Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance v. Coleman

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

This appeal is before the Court from the denial of a petition for a writ of prohibition or mandamus by the Court of Appeals. Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance (KEMI) sought the writ to bar further circuit court proceedings on a tort action related to a workers’ compensation claim, arguing that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred that court from exercising jurisdiction. Because the Court of Appeals erred as a matter of law in refusing to grant the writ, its order is reversed.

I. Background

Paul Tackett was injured at work…