STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. REYHER

No. 10SC77.

266 P.3d 383 (2011)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Petitioner v. Pauline REYHER, and Dr. Wallace Brucker, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faegre & Benson LLP, Michael S. McCarthy , Todd P. Walker , Sarah A. Mastalir , Denver, Colorado, Faegre & Benson LLP, Aaron Van Oort , Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mendenhall & Malouff, R.L.L.P., H. Barton Mendenhall , Rocky Ford, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, Robert B. Carey , Megan E. Waples , Colorado Springs, Colorado, Todd A. Travis, P.C., Todd A. Travis , Englewood, Colorado, Law Office of John Gehlhausen, John Gehlhausen , Lamar, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondents.

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Malcolm E. Wheeler , Michael D. Alper , Denver, Colorado, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Richard B. Goetz , Matthew M. Shors , Washington, D.C., National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Robin S. Conrad , Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the American Tort Reform Association.

The Hannon Law Firm, Kevin S. Hannon , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers' Association.

Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, J. Eric Elliff , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Civil Justice League.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The class certification issue presented by this appeal arises from a dispute concerning the payment of medical bills under the Colorado Automobile Accident Reparations Act ("No-Fault Act"). Plaintiffs, Pauline Reyher and Dr. Wallace Brucker, filed suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") alleging that it failed to pay the full, reasonable amount of medical expenses in violation...

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