Year: 2019
Colorado Court of Appeals limits ALJ’s authority to determine issue of Maximum Medical Improvement (”MMI”): When an injured workers’ medical condition has stabilized, or plateaued, there is a medical determination that the injured worker has reached MMI. The Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act sets forth the statutory rules for the parties…
Summer is almost here. In Denver this means more weekends spent in the city as opposed to snow-filled trips to the mountains. As the warmer weather draws out more Denverites and visitors to everything from rooftop bars to Rockies’ games, there has been a relatively new industry taking advantage of…
Many times when I initially meet with a client they ask me why, and how, they would benefit by hiring a Workers Compensation attorney versus not having an attorney represent them. There are four main reasons why a person should hire a Workers’ Compensation attorney sooner rather than later in…
These days, many people have or want a “side hustle” to make extra income. One of the more popular side hustles is driving—for Lyft, Uber, Grub Hub, etc. Common sense tells us that the more we are out on the road, the higher the chance is that we will be involved in…
COLORADO SPRINGS – The Wilhite Law Firm today announced the launch of its new online blood alcohol concentration (BAC) calculator tool for residents of Colorado Springs and communities throughout Colorado. The law firm hopes the easy-to-use tool will help to increase public awareness of the effects of alcohol on an…
Regarding the bills for treatment incurred by injured people, historically hospitals regularly ignored, at the expense of the credit history and financial status of certain patients, the existence of available health insurance for those injured people because it would get hospitals more money. If hospitals billed the insurance carriers, the hospitals…
Hello, my name is John Maroney and I am a lawyer at The Wilhite Law Firm. Today I would like to focus on Under-Insured/Uninsured Motorist Insurance, or UIM/UM insurance as it is commonly abbreviated. I have this type of insurance, and I make sure my family does too. So What…
What do you like most about being a lawyer, and least? I still learn something new, or run into a new issue, almost every day. It definitely keeps things interesting! What I like least about being a lawyer is having to deal with opposing counsel who are combative from the moment…
The employment lawyers at The Wilhite Law Firm dedicate most of their time to combating “wage theft,” which occurs when an employer either intentionally or unintentionally fails to pay its employees the money that is legally owed to them. Common examples of wage theft include: Paying employees less than their…
This is a very common question, perhaps the most common question that I receive during an initial visit with a new client. The answer, of course, is that it can depend on several factors. To best answer this question, we must start with the basic benefits that are applicable to…
