Legal Opinion
Summers v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 26, 2009No. 105,617PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColbert, J.
T1 Certiorari review of this matter has been granted to describe the proper application of this Court's decision in Sizemore v. Continental Cas. Co., 2006 OK 36, 142 P.3d 47, to monetary and non-monetary workers' compensation benefits. This Court today delineates the parameters of Sizemore's requirement that an award of workers' compensation benefits be certified as unpaid before a claimant may proceed in the district court on a claim against a workers' compensation insurer for its failure to exercise its duty of good faith and fair dealing. Because the certification requirement was met in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Badillo v. Mid Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Sizemore v. Continental Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- Dunkin v. Instaff PersonnelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
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