LOBATO v. INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE

No. 03SC556.

105 P.3d 220 (2005)

Petitioner: Enrique LOBATO, v. Respondents: INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE of the State of Colorado and Western Forge.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Waldmann, Colorado Springs, for Petitioner.

Dworkin, Chambers & Williams, P.C., David J. Dworkin, Steven G. York, Denver, for Respondent Western Forge.

Pinnacol Assurance, Brandee DeFalco Galvin, Denver, for Amicus Curiae Pinnacol Assurance.

Gordon & MacDonald, P.C., William J. MacDonald, Denver, for Amicus Curiae Workers' Compensation Education Association.

Wilcox & Ogden, P.C., Ralph Ogden, Denver, for Amicus Curiae Steven U. Mullens.

Justice COATS dissents.


HOBBS, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this workers' compensation case to consider the effect of a 1999 amendment to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) retroactively altering the timeline for claimants' selection of a division independent medical examiner (DIME).1 The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), Industrial Claim Appeals Office (ICAO), and the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation (Director) issued three separate interpretations...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases