Legal Opinion
Shivel v. Wexford Health Sources
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 11, 2003No. 92,994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarcgrave, J.
T1 The issue on review is whether a psychological overlay is compensable where it arises out of and in the course of a claimant's employment and results from the same incident which caused physical injury, but is alleged by the respondent to not be caused by the physical injury.
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
12 Sandra Shivel, worked for a private healthcare - provider, - Wexford - Health Sources, which required her to have contact with prisoners. On April 28, 1998, she was attacked by an inmate and suffered physical injuries to her clavicle, back and neck, for which she received…
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