VITETTA v. CORRIGAN

No. 07CA0687.

240 P.3d 322 (2009)

Andrew VITETTA and Janine Vitetta, individually and as parents and next friends for K.M.V., a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. Kevin CORRIGAN, M.D. and Colorado Springs Health Partners, P.C., Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants and Fortis Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VII.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leventhal, Brown & Puga, P.C., Jim Leventhal , Benjamin Sachs , Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Montgomery, Little, Soran & Murray, P.C., C. Gregory Tiemeier , C. Todd Drake , Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant Kevin Corrigan, M.D.

Jaudon & Avery, LLP, Joseph C. Jaudon , David H. Yun , Jared R. Ellis , Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant Colorado Springs Health Partners, P.C.

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Diane Vaksdal Smith , Englewood, Colorado, for Intervenor-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge CONNELLY.

Plaintiffs, Andrew and Janine Vitetta, obtained a multi-million dollar negligence verdict for post-natal injuries to their minor daughter ("the child"). We decide two issues in their appeal as to defendants, Kevin Corrigan, M.D., and Colorado Springs Health Partners, P.C. (CSHP). First, we hold an amended statute authorizing legal representatives of disabled persons to elect a lump sum in lieu of periodic payments applies to this case and...

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