Legal Opinion
Deanda v. AIU Insurance
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 20, 2004No. 98,986PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinchester, J.
T1 The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma certified the following question pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.2001, § 1601 et seq.: "Does Oklahoma recognize the tort of bad faith against a workers' compensation insurance carrier for post-award conduct?" We answer, consistent with our recent holding in Kuykendall v. Gulfstream Aerospace Technologies, 2002 OK 96, 66 P.3d 374, Oklahoma does not recognize such a tort. Title 85 O.S.2001, § 42 provides the sole remedy when an insurance company fails to pay the compensation awarded…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Weber v. Armco, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Goodwin v. Old Republic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Harter Concrete Products, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Whitson v. Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sizemore v. Continental Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- In Re Death of GraySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Deanda v. AIU InsuranceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Deanda v. AIU InsuranceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Gray v. Ultramar Diamond, Shamrock Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
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