Legal Opinion
County Workers Compensation Pool v. Davis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 7, 1991No. 90SC504PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinn
The question in this case is whether a workers’ compensation insurer that has paid workers’ compensation benefits to a worker for injuries sustained in the course of employment may be assessed a portion of the worker’s attorney fees and court costs incurred in prosecuting a tort claim against the person who caused the worker’s injuries when the tort claim is settled for an amount in excess of the insurer’s liability for workers’ compensation benefits. In Colorado Counties, Inc. v. Davis, 801 P.2d 10 (Colo.App.1990), the court of appeals affirmed a judgment against the insurer for a pro rata…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Charles Seligman Distributing Company v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Matter of Death of PeterkinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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3Cited by38 opinions
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