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BENCHMARK/ELITE, INC. v. SIMPSON

Nos. 09SC586, 09SC769.

232 P.3d 777 (2010)

BENCHMARK/ELITE, INC., and Colorado Insurance Guaranty Association, Petitioners v. Richard SIMPSON, Respondent And Concerning the Industrial Claim Appeals Office. City of Colorado Springs, Petitioner v. Steven Bennett, Respondent. And Concerning the Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee & Kinder, LLC, Thomas L. Kanan, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioners Benchmark/Elite, Inc., and Colorado Insurance Guaranty Association.

Chris Forsyth Law Office, LLC, Chris Forsyth, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent Richard Simpson.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Katie Allison, Assistant Attorney General, State Services Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent the Industrial Claim Appeals Office in Case No. 09SC586.

Ritsema & Lyon, P.C., T. Paul Krueger II, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner City of Colorado Springs.

Steven U. Mullens, P.C., Steven U. Mullens, Pattie J. Ragland, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent Steven Bennett.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, A.A. Lee Hegner, Assistant Attorney General, Katie Allison, Assistant Attorney General, State Services Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent the Industrial Claim Appeals Office in Case No. 09SC769.

Hall & Evans LLC, Frank M. Cavanaugh, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae of Colorado Self-Insurers' Association in Case No. 09SC769.

Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

In these consolidated cases, we review two opinions from the court of appeals addressing statutory limits on workers' compensation benefits. Simpson v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 219 P.3d 354 (Colo.App.2009); Bennett v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, No. 08CA2179, slip op., 2009 WL 2469347 (Colo. App...

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