Industrial Ceramics, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industry

LORD, Senior Judge.

Industrial Ceramics, Inc. (ICI) appeals a Board of Claims (Board) order dismissing ICI’s complaint for lack of jurisdiction1 and a Board order denying ICI’s motion for reconsideration.

ICI, a former policyholder with the State Workmen’s Insurance Fund (SWIF), filed an amended complaint with the Board against SWIF alleging that SWIF breached its contractual duties to defend workmen’s compensation claims, to set insurance reserves fairly and to handle claims in a workmanlike manner. It was further alleged that these breaches caused ICI to sustain a series of economic losses,…