Instant Insights / Bad faith liability

Bad-faith litigation has long been a contentious — and big-dollar — issue for insurers.

Workers’ comp case involving insurer’s ‘appalling conduct’ expands bad faith claims in Oklahoma

Although a workers' comp carrier ultimately paid the benefits due to the injured employee, the carrier's refusal and delay 26 times led the Oklahoma Supreme Court to take action.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal | Updated on March 07, 2017

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court — in a case involving what a concurring justice referred to as an insurer’s “appalling conduct” — has expanded the ability to bring bad faith claims against workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

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