insurance
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Colorado justices to hear cases on defendant who blamed mom, car rental companies as insurers
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced last week that it will analyze whether a person can be convicted of attempting to influence a public servant when they enlist another party to perform the deceit, and whether vehicle rental companies can be held legally liable as insurers when they choose to offer insurance policies. At least three…
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Colorado Supreme Court clarifies path for proving insurers’ unreasonable delay of benefits
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The Colorado Supreme Court delivered a decision with mixed benefits to insurance companies and policyholders on Monday, ruling that insurers’ internal evaluations of claims cannot be used to prove how much they owe a plaintiff, but companies also cannot hide behind ambiguity to delay paying certain types of damages. Under state law, insurers cannot unreasonably…
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Colorado justices wary of upending process for settling insurance claims of injured parties
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court seemed hesitant last month to find that insurance companies act unreasonably if they do not immediately pay an injured claimant the minimum amount the insurer’s internal analysis has calculated. Under state law, insurers cannot unreasonably delay or deny payment on a claim. The Supreme Court, in a 2018 decision, previously…
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Colorado justices to Denver judge: Take another shot at answering confidentiality question
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The Colorado Supreme Court returned an appeal to a trial judge last week, telling her to redo her ruling allowing for the disclosure of potentially confidential documents after she acknowledged she used the wrong standard the first time. In the underlying case, Hill Hotel Owner, LLC constructed a 189-room hotel in Boulder, which opened this year.…
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‘Half-baked,’ ‘wild outlier’: Colorado justices mull jettisoning insurance documents appeal
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After a trial judge took the rare step of admitting she used the wrong legal standard when ordering the disclosure of documents in an insurance dispute, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether it would be overstepping by issuing guidance in the appeal. “This feels half-baked to me,” said Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr.…
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Report: Colorado’s federal trial court saw drop in criminal trials, explosion in insurance verdicts
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The number of criminal jury trials dropped significantly in Colorado’s federal trial court, insurance cases made up half of all civil jury trials and self-represented litigants only filed one-quarter of all lawsuits last year. Those were the trends highlighted in an annual report of the U.S. District Court’s workload presented last week by Chief U.S.…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, makes it easier for late-filed home insurance claims to proceed
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The Colorado Supreme Court made it easier on Monday for homeowners to file damage claims with their insurance companies outside the deadline in their policies. By 4-3, the justices applied a rule they had previously extended to limited circumstances requiring insurers to show their ability to investigate and defend against a homeowner claim is harmed…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, makes it easier for late-filed home insurance claims to proceed
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The Colorado Supreme Court made it easier on Monday for homeowners to file damage claims with their insurance companies outside the deadline in their policies. By 4-3, the justices applied a rule they had previously extended to limited circumstances requiring insurers to show their ability to investigate and defend against a homeowner claim is harmed…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, makes it easier for late-filed home insurance claims to proceed
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The Colorado Supreme Court made it easier on Monday for homeowners to file damage claims with their insurance companies outside the deadline in their policies. By 4-3, the justices applied a rule they had previously extended to limited circumstances requiring insurers to show their ability to investigate and defend against a homeowner claim is harmed…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on open records, illegal sentencing, insurance dispute
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including the question of whether the public may access information about law enforcement officers who have been decertified for misconduct. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to review an appeal. Among the cases granted, the justices took…
