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...
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...
In January 2018, approximately two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) used Facebook, with a majority of users visiting the site at least once a day, according to the Pew Research Center. Social media continues to influence numerous aspects of society, including the...
Parties involved in personal injury cases continue to debate whether the jury should consider evidence of healthcare charges paid, versus the higher amounts billed by providers. Over the past several years, our Courts have acknowledge that the proper measure of...
