Legal Opinion
Red Rock Mental Health v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 27, 1997No. 82416PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
Two issues are tendered on certiorari: [1] Did the three-judge review panel of the Workers’ Compensation [WC] Court err in vacating the dismissal of Red Rock as a party respondent? and [2] Did the panel err in crafting sua sponte a reimbursement claim for one employer-respondent against another? We answer the first question in the negative and the second in the affirmative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
Karen Roberts [Roberts or claimant] was an employee of Kelly Services [Kelly] assigned to Red Rock Mental Health [Red Rock] as a medical record clerk when, in December 1991, she…
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