Bell v. HYPE MANUFACTURING, LLC

STEPHENS, Judge.

On 17 April 2008, Plaintiff-employee Herbert M. Bell filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, alleging a compensable injury sustained in the course of his employment with Defendant-employer Hype Manufacturing, LLC, on 28 September 2006. On 9 July 2008, Defendant-carrier American Zurich Insurance Company denied coverage for the claim, asserting a lapse in Hype’s coverage. On 2 September 2008, Hype moved to join American Zurich as a necessary and proper party. By order filed 4 September 2008, the deputy commissioner allowed the motion. Hype and Bell reached a settlement…