BUR. OF WORKERS' COMP. v. VERLINGER

No. 2017-0102.

153 Ohio St.3d 492 (2018)

2018-Ohio-1481

BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, APPELLANT, v. VERLINGER ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, and Michael J. Hendershot and Peter T. Reed , Deputy Solicitors; and Edward T. Saadi, L.L.C., and Edward T. Saadi , for appellant.

Nicholas A. Papa , for appellee Loretta M. Verlinger.

Smith Marshall, L.L.P., Kallen L. Boyer , and R. Eric Smearman , for appellee Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company.

Law Offices of Craig S. Cobb and Craig S. Cobb , for appellee Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company.

Donahey, Defossez & Beausay and Curtis M. Fifner , urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Association for Justice.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we consider the definition of "claimant" for purposes of R.C. 4123.931(G). This statute describes the responsibility of a claimant seeking workers' compensation benefits to notify a statutory subrogee and, if applicable, the attorney general of all third parties against whom the claimant may...

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