Legal Opinion
Odom v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2018No. 17-6065PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.
This appeal concerns the scope of Oklahoma's recently modified workers' compensation regime. Perry Odom suffered serious injuries when a semi-trailer collapsed on him at work. His employer-Penske Logistics-did not own the trailer, but his employer's sole stockholder-Penske Truck Leasing-did. Odom and his wife sought to recover from Penske Truck Leasing through a personal injury action in federal court. The district court dismissed their complaint, reasoning Oklahoma's workers' compensation scheme as applied here shielded an employer's stockholders from employee claims…
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