Legal Opinion
Scott v. Matlack, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 4, 2002No. 99SC415PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bender
I. Introduction
In this case, we review and reverse the court of appeals' decision in Scott v. Matlack, 1 P.3d 185 (Colo.App.1999). We hold that (1) Canape v. Petersen, 897 P.2d 762 (Colo.1995) does not preclude the admission of Occupational Safety and Health Act evidence in a negligence suit; (2) it is proper for a trial court to admit Occupational Safety and Health Act 1 regulations as evidence of the standard of care in an industry; and (8) under the procedural cireumstances of this case, the trial court's C.R.C.P. 37 sanction admitting a confidential OSHA settlement agreement is not an…
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