Legal Opinion
Cook v. McLister
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 12, 1991No. 90CA1813PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge JONES.
Marjorie M. Cook, claimant, seeks review of the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel which denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits on the ground that she had elected to pursue common law remedies against her uninsured employer by accepting a monetary settlement. Claimant contends that the settlement did not constitute an election to pursue common law remedies and that it was ineffective to waive her workers’ compensation rights because it was not approved by the Division of Labor as required by § 8-43-204, C.R.S. (1990 Cum.Supp.). We agree, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cingoranelli v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Graybill v. CorlettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915
- City Market, Inc. v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 1990
- Sharmar Nursing Home v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
- Oxford Chemicals, Inc. v. RichardsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McLister v. Epstein & Lawrence, P.C.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1996
- Canal Insurance Co. v. NixColorado Court of Appeals · 1999