Simendinger v. National Union Fire Insurance

RIDGELY, Justice.

Two employees of Connections CSP, Inc. (“Connections”) were killed in an automobile collision during the course and scope of their employment. Connections owned the vehicle and had purchased un-derinsured motorist insurance (“UIM”) for the vehicle and also worker’s compensation insurance which covered the employees.

The UIM insurer paid its policy limit of $1,000,000. The worker’s compensation insurer also paid benefits to the representatives of the decedents. The worker’s compensation insurer then sought to enforce a lien upon the UIM payment equal to the worker’s…