Legal Opinion
Fisher v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 2015No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA2361PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE BERGER
¶ 1 This is a dispute over underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits. Defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Dale Fisher, for unreasonable delay or denial of payment of benefits under sections 10-3-1115 and 10-3-1116, C.R.S.2014. These statutes establish a civil cause of action for an insurer's unreasonable delay or denial of "payment of a claim for benefits owed to ... any first-party claimant." § 10-3-1115(1).
¶ 2 State Farm contends that (1) as a matter of law, it did not unreasonably…
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