Legal Opinion
BENCHMARK/ELITE, INC. v. Simpson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 1, 2010No. 09SC586, 09SC769PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bender
I. Introduction
In these consolidated eases, we review two opinions from the court of appeals addressing statutory limits on workers’ compensation benefits. Simpson v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 219 P.3d 354 (Colo.App.2009); Bennett v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, No. 08CA2179, slip op., 2009 WL 2469347 (Colo.App. Aug. 13, 2009) (not selected for official publication).1 In each case, the court of appeals held that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) should have limited the claimant’s benefits according to the maximum rate in effect at the claimant’s “time of injury.” Simpson, 219 P.3d at…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDaniel v. SanchezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Young v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1913
- Coates, Reid & Waldron v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Avalanche Industries, Inc. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Colorado · 2009
- Simpson v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
3Cited by5 opinions
- 85 Sanchez v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 2017
- In re Marriage of AragonColorado Court of Appeals · 2019
- Romero v. Colorado Department of Human ServicesColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
- Loofbourrow v. Industrial Claims Appeals Office of StateColorado Court of Appeals · 2011
- BENCHMARK/ELITE, INC. v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010