Deanda v. AIU Insurance

OPALA, V.C.J.,

concurring.

4 1 The court announces today-in answer to a question posed by a federal court-that Oklahoma does not recognize a bad-faith tort remedy for post-award harm inflicted by a *1086workers' compensation carrier. While I concur in the court's pronouncement, I write separately to explain the analytical framework for joining today's opinion.

THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

2 In 1999 the plaintiff filed four workers' compensation claims against Terra Telecom 1 alleging separate accidental on-the-job injuries. In December of that year the Workers' Compensation Court found that the plaintiff…