Asurion Services, LLC v. Montana Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

¶1 Defendant Montana Insurance Guaranty Association (MIGA) appeals the August 29, 2016 order denying its motion for summary judgment by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. We address the following issue:

Whether the District Court erred by granting summary judgment to Asurion and denying summary judgment to MIGA based on the exclusivity provision of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Act.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Christy Harris is a former employee of National Electronics Warranty, LLC—now known as Asurion Services, LLC (Asurion)1—at its customer service…