WHAT IS BALANCE BILLING Balance billing occurs when a medical care provider bills an insured the difference between the provider’s full charge for a service and the amount it agreed to accept from the insurance company as payment if full for that service – the negotiated rate. So it’s an attempt by the medical care …
Category Archive: Colorado Personal Injury Law
Mar 31
COLORADO INSURANCE BAD FAITH
What is insurance bad faith? Insurance bad faith is a legal term which means that an insurance company has acted unreasonably or unfairly in the payment of a claim. Under the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act in Colorado, insurance companies are required to act in good faith by following these practices: The insurance company must …
Nov 17
COLORADO’S SEATBELT DEFENSE
Colorado’s seatbelt defense is codified at C.R.S. § 42-4-237. Colorado’s seatbelt statute requires all front seat occupants of motor vehicles to be restrained while the vehicle is in operation. C.R.S. § 42-4-237(1) & (2). The statute also creates an affirmative defense to any claim for pain and suffering damages caused by a failure to wear …
Nov 16
Colorado Insurance Bad Faith / Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act
Colorado recently enacted a law that provides remedies against insurance companies for unreasonably delaying or denying a claim. The new law, House Bill 08-1407, provides meaningful remedies to those who have had claims unreasonably denied or delayed by insurance companies. The law applies to the following types of insurance: auto, home, health, disability. It may …
Oct 24
Caps on Personal Injury Damages in Colorado
Caps on Damages in Colorado Damages refers to the amount required to make a plaintiff whole for the damage done by the defendant’s negligence. Damages are often categorized as either economic, such as loss wages or medical expenses, and non-economic or (“non-pecuniary”). Many states, including Colorado, have adopted laws limiting the amount personal injury plaintiffs …
Oct 24
WHO NEEDS UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE IN COLORADO?
Denver, Colorado, Uninsured Motorist Claim Lawyer UM/UIM means under-insured or uninsured. When a person found legally responsible for your injuries does not have sufficient insurance to pay for the damages you suffered, then you may able to make a claim under your own auto policy for UM/UIM benefits. People are hurt every day in auto …
Oct 23
AUTO-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT IN COLORADO DALLAS VOSBURG IN CRITICAL CONDITION
15-year-old Dallas Vosburg remains in critical condition from injuries sustained as a result of being struck on the head by a falling stop sign on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 in Littleton, Colorado. According to authorities that responded to the accident, a 16-year-old driver of a pickup truck rear-ended a Plymouth sedan and then hit a …
Jan 17
DAMAGES UNDER COLORADO LAW FOR AUTO ACCIDENT VICTIMS
DENVER PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES SUFFERED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT In Colorado, the driver who is at fault in the auto accident is primarily responsible for the cost of compensating the persons hurt in the accident who are not at fault. If you are hurt by a negligent driver in Colorado, you are …
Jan 17
COLORADO PERSONAL INJURY LAW – DAMAGES FOR AN AUTO ACCIDENT
DENVER PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER WHAT DAMAGES DOES COLORADO PERSONAL INJURY LAW PROVIDE? The financial cost for an auto accident in the state of Colorado is the responsibility of the insurance company that covers the driver who is at fault. If you are hurt by a negligent driver, you can expect compensation for your losses and …