Curtis Rayford v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company and Kemper National Insurance Companies
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, Curtis Rayford seeks compensation from his employer’s insurers for damages resulting from the insurers’ failure to provide counseling for psychological problems Rayford developed as a result of an industrial accident in which his leg was severely damaged. The district court granted the insurers’ motion for summary judgment, 840 F.Supp. 606. Because Indiana requires an injured employee in Rayford’s position to pursue his claims against his employer exclusively before the state’s worker’s compensation board, Rayford has failed to state a claim upon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Evans v. Yankeetown Dock Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1986
- Stump v. Commercial UnionIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Rayford v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1993
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fleischmann v. Wausau Business Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1996