The Division Independent Medical Exam (“DIME”) Program was enacted to minimize litigation arising out of a party’s dispute with the treating physician’s MMI or impairment finding. A DIME is performed by an independent physician assigned to the claim. The doctor...
Theresa Vogel will be presenting as a panelist for an ALFA International webinar titled “How the Politics and Policies of Washington Today Are Impacting Your Business” on Monday, December 10, 2018, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST. The interactive webinar will help...
Valerie Garcia will be speaking at the Construction Defect, Claims & Litigation Strategies ExecuSummit in Uncasville, CT on Tuesday, December 4th. The ExecuSummit is a day and a half, high-impact, educational event specifically designed for Construction defect...
Conor Boyle and Chris Bryan recently obtained a defense verdict after a six-day jury trial in Arapahoe County District Court. The Plaintiff asserted claims against an elevator maintenance company after Plaintiff claimed to have sustained neck and back injuries in an...
On October 31, 2018, a federal jury in Colorado District Court returned a defense verdict in favor of a grow operation located in Rye, Colorado, absolving the business entities and individual operating the grow operation of liability under the Racketeer Influenced and...
Yesterday, the Colorado Supreme Court announced an important and potentially far-reaching Opinion regarding an insurer’s ability to obtain an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”) in an uninsured/underinsured motorist (“UM/UIM”) bad faith action. Schultz v. GEICO...
Colorado’s Dead Man Statute is a legislatively enacted rule that prevents a party from offering self-serving testimony about alleged statements made by a person that is incapable of testifying and unable to confirm or rebut his alleged statement. The issue is often...
Hall and Evans, LLC is pleased to announce the expansion of our presence in Wyoming with a new office located in Casper. The Casper office opened on November 1, 2018 and joins the Laramie office in our Wyoming footprint. The Casper office is located in the Pan...
Hall & Evans, LLC is pleased to announce our firm ranking by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2019 list for government relations, personal injury litigation, construction law, arbitration, insurance law, medical malpractice law, and product...
Douglas J. Kotarek recently spoke on a panel of workers’ compensation attorneys and clients at the ALFA International Workers’ Compensation Practice Group Seminar in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The session titled “The Temperature is Rising: Effects of the #MeToo...
