Posted Tue 5th Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
In his June 3, 2012 Order, Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour, Jr. issued an important ruling. He denied Defendants’ Motion to meet with Plaintiff’s health care providers ex parte (i.e. without Plaintiff’s counsel present). This is a great ruling for both our client and all Plaintiffs since it means Defense counsel may not meet with our client’s health care providers without providing us with notice and allowing us the opportunity to attend the …
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Posted Fri 1st Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
In these technological times, it’s not surprising that when a person gets into an accident they want to put the details on Facebook, Twitter, blogspot or some other social media site. However, it’s important to know that these postings can often be used against you by the insurance company and their attorneys if you later decide to make a personal injury claim and may possibly even be admissible in court. While posting accident pictures and …
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Posted Wed 30th May, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
If you have suffered a serious bodily injury due to a dog attack, it’s important to know your rights, particularly with respect to your mounting medical bills. Under C.R.S. 13-21-124, a dog’s owner is strictly liable and responsible for an injured person’s economic damages (i.e. medical bills). This is regardless of the viciousness or dangerous propensities of the dog or the dog owner’s knowledge or lack of knowledge of the dog’s viciousness or dangerous propensities. …
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Posted Mon 21st May, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Cases
In a recent series of Colorado Supreme Court Cases, the Court held that evidence of amounts paid by health insurance companies, Medicare, etc. (otherwise known as “collateral sources”) to cover an injured Plaintiff’s medical expenses are not admissible into evidence. As a result, this means the jury will only hear evidence of the amount of medical expenses actually billed to the Plaintiff versus the reduced amount that was paid by a collateral source. This is …
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