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CITY OF BRIGHTON v. RODRIGUEZ

Supreme Court Case No. 12SC737.

318 P.3d 496 (2014)

2014 CO 7

CITY OF BRIGHTON and CIRSA, Petitioners, v. Helen M. RODRIGUEZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

February 3, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioners: Ritsema & Lyon, P.C., Kelly F. Kruegel , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: The Frickey Law Firm, Janet Frickey , Lakewood, Colorado, Dean Neuwirth P.C. Dean Neuwirth , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae WCEA: William J. Macdonald P.C., William J. Macdonald , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc

CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 We granted certiorari to consider whether an "unexplained" fall — i.e., a fall with a truly unknown cause or mechanism — satisfies the "arising out of" employment requirement of Colorado's Workers' Compensation Act, section 8-41-301(1)(c), C.R.S. (2013), and is thus compensable as a work-related injury. We also granted certiorari to decide whether an employer fails to meet its burden to...

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