Tate v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

This case presents a question concerning the relationship between the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Colorado, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-54-127, 3B C.R.S. (1986), and the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act, §§ 10-4-701 to -723, 4A C.R.S. (1987 & 1990 Supp.), which establishes a no-fault automobile insurance system. The issue is whether a workers’ compensation insurance carrier is entitled to a credit against its obligations for workers’ compensation benefits due an employee injured in an auto accident within the course and scope of his employment for the proceeds of a settlement of the employee’s…