Legal Opinion
Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority v. Jorgensen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 18, 2000No. 98SC211PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.
The issues before us arise in a lawsuit for personal injuries brought by James T. Jor-gensen against three separate defendants who are no longer parties to this action. Because Jorgensen was receiving workers’ compensation benefits from the Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority (CCIA) as a result of these injuries, CCIA intervened during the course of the litigation to protect its subrogation rights. After CCIA and Jorgensen reached a settlement with the tortfeasors, the trial court denied Jorgen-sen’s motion to hold an evidentiary…
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