Legal Opinion
Malkiewicz v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided January 5, 1989No. 3-87-0147PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
An “employer” under Tennessee’s Workers’ Compensation Law is liable for work ers’ compensation benefits only. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-108 (1983). Tennessee law extends this immunity to the employer’s insurer. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-102(a)(3) (1983) (including an employer’s insurer within the definition of “employer”); Spears v. Morris & Wallace Elevator Co., 684 S.W.2d 620, 622 (Tenn.Ct.App.1984). Tennessee also allows employers satisfying certain requirements to become self-insured for workers’ compensation purposes. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-405 (1983).…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kifer v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Pedro Cardona Muniz v. National Can CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Ray v. Transamerica InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
- Kotarski v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1965
- Bernard Kotarski, Special Administrator of the Estate of Frederick E. Gutowski, Deceased v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Deines v. Vermeer Manufacturing Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- Malkiewicz v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1990