For those who have found the rule-making process used by Colorado’s agencies difficult to follow or participate in, state lawmakers apparently share the sentiment. Recently, the Colorado Legislature passed House Bill 21-1230, with the intent to create an internet...
Until 2017, a plaintiff in Colorado injured by the negligence of an employee of a corporation could assert two claims against the corporate employer: one claim for vicarious liability based on the negligence of the employee and a second claim for “direct negligence”...
On June 14, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court clarified that vacation pay is classified as earned pay that must be paid to the employee upon separation from the employer. Nieto v. Clark’s Market, 2021 CO 48. Of course, paid vacation time must satisfy the earned...
A recent decision of the Colorado Supreme Court clarifies insurers’ rights and promises to impact significantly the practice of insureds assigning coverage claims to third-party claimants. Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Bolt Factory Lofts Owners Association, Inc.,...
A recent Montana Senate Bill (SB 251), effective as of April 30, 2021, has completely changed the scope of damages recoverable for medical services or treatment in actions arising from bodily injury or death. This new bill limits damages to the actual amount paid by...
In a sea change for Colorado law, the Colorado Supreme Court in Gill v. Waltz, 2021 CO 21, and its companion case, Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Scholle, 2021 CO 20, held a plaintiff cannot recover medical expenses which were paid by the plaintiff’s workers’ compensation...
