hit and run
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Appeals court says car rental companies can be sued as insurers
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that car rental companies can be sued as if they were insurance companies when they fail to pay benefits on policies they offer in the course of renting vehicles. After a hit-and-run driver caused two passengers to sustain more than $700,000 in medical bills, they sought payment from the…
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10th Circuit moves out front of Colorado Supreme Court, answers injured-motorist question
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Shortly after the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to address whether state law allows certain injured motorists to receive both workers’ compensation benefits and payments from their employer’s auto insurer, the federal appeals court based in Denver chose to answer the question without waiting for the Supreme Court’s interpretation. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the…
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New Colorado laws on pot, debt, sexting and driving take effect with the new year
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Employers, debt collectors, teen sexters and pot growers are among those who have new laws to follow with the dawn of the new year. The minimum wage bumps up to $10.20 an hour from $9.30, and employees who get tips will see their base pay rise to $7.18 an hour, up from $6.28. This wasn’t…
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New Colorado law automatically suspends a driver’s license for fleeing a scene with injuries
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If you leave the scene of an accident involving injury or death when the new year rings in, you just suspended your own driver’s license, the Colorado State Patrol is reminding motorists. Last session lawmakers passed House Bill 1277 to automatically suspend licenses, allowing those suspected to make a case for a temporary license while…
