Knox v. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.

Summary

The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed the district court’s dismissal of SunPower’s third‑party petition and remanded, holding that the exclusive‑remedy provision of 85A O.S.Supp.2014 §5 does not bar an employer from creating non‑employer roles, but such roles cannot generate common‑law negligence liability for the same injury compensated under workers’ compensation, and the statute does not forbid indemnity agreements covering the employer’s intentional torts.