Legal Opinion
St. John Medical Center v. Bilby
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 22, 2007No. 101,150PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
T1 The dispositive question before this Court is whether the Legislature, pursuant to its 2000 amendments to title 85, section 172(B) of the Oklahoma Statutes, intended to allow a benefit for an increase in permanent partial disability resulting from a combination of injuries for actions filed after May 31, 2000. We answer in the negative.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
12 We are presented with a question of statutory construction. Statutory construction presents a question of law which is subject to de novo review. Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. Pullum, 2001 OK 115, ¶8, 37 P.3d 899, 903-904. Such review…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State ex rel. Oklahoma State Department of Health v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. PullumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Strong v. LaubachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Autry v. Multiple Injury Trust FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Winston v. Stewart & Elder, P.C.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Stump v. CheekSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- BALL v. MULTIPLE INJURY TRUST FUNDSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
- Curry v. StreaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Hogg v. Oklahoma County Juvenile BureauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- Benjamin v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
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