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Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part V: Quasi-in-rem
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
August 27, 2009

V. Quasi-in-rem issues of attachment of insurance policy for insured defendants who cannot be found for service of process

•· Carvajal v. State Farm, Colorado Court of Appeals 08CA861 focuses on steps a Plaintiff may take to attach, and ultimately collect on an insurance policy in the event of a missing or unknown Defendant.

Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part IV Uninsured Motorist
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
August 18, 2009

•III. UNINSURED MOTORIST STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ISSUES: RECENT CASE LAW CONFIRMING THREE YEAR MINIMUM SOL: Rider vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2009 WL262446 (Colo.App.)

•· The case was based on the UM statute. Plaintiff, Rider, was driving and was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist. She found out as early as 5 days after the accident or as late as 7 months after the accident that the driver was uninsured. The case was filed 2 years and 11 months after the accident, against both the uninsured driver and then UM carrier (state farm). ...