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State Farm Punished for Not Paying Undisputed Benefits

Posted Tue 3rd Jul, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights

A Denver jury recently awarded an injured plaintiff $846,000 against State Farm Insurance Company. In addition to compensating the plaintiff for his economic losses, non-economic losses, and permanent impairment, the jury found that State Farm had unreasonably delayed payment of the undisputed medical benefits because they failed to compensate the plaintiff for his medical expenses even though they agreed they were reasonable, necessary, and related to the accident. As a result of their unreasonable denial, …

Introduction of Medical Bill Payments

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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