Uninsured Employers' Fund v. Turner

OPINION OF THE COURT

On July 1, 1993, claimant sustained injuries to his neck and shoulders while employed by B & E Hydroseeding & Contracting (B & E). He filed a workers’ compensation claim in which he named B & E and the Special Fund as parties-defendant. Subsequently, the Uninsured Employers Fund (UEF) was named as a party-defendant pursuant to KRS 342.780 because B & E was uninsured at the time of the accident.

On December 11, 1995, at the prehearing conference, claimant, the UEF, and the Special Fund agreed to settle the claim for a lump sum equivalent to a 10% occupational *545disability. The…