Insurance Business reported on Monday on a federal lawsuit tied to a 2018 workplace injury that occurred in Uintah County. The report states that “Liberty Mutual allegedly stonewalled a $5.86 million dollar settlement for years, only to deny coverage after its own lawyers negotiated the deal.” In June of 2018, a Quick Sand employee was injured while hauling silica sand at an oil well in Uintah County. Multiple companies, including the well site owner EP Energy and Tops Well Services that had contracted the work, agreed to be named as insured on the injury claim in addition to Quick Sand. Among the coverage carried was general liability coverage through First Liberty and then umbrella coverage through Liberty Insurance Corporation to provide an additional $4 million dollars. Following a w

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