Oklahoma Supreme Court Clears Way for Workers’ Compensation Death Benefit Subrogation
Alexander v. Duong, 2026 WL 3133822 (Okla. 2026) For workers’ compensation carriers, the death of an employee in an accident caused by a negligent third party can produce a particularly frustrating result. This is true in many states. The carrier must pay statutory death benefits to the employee’s dependents, while those same dependents may pursue…