If you’ve been injured or are dealing with a health insurance claim, you may have heard the term ERISA. It sounds technical, but what’s important to know is that it can have a real and sometimes decisive impact on your case. This post explains what ERISA is, why it exists, and why it matters to […]
Jen Milne was recently named partner at Hailey | Hart. We sat down to discuss her current cases, what makes the right case for her, and what she enjoys most about her work. Read on for her take on what separates a routine insurance dispute from one worth litigating, and who she’d love to hear […]
Underinsured motorist (UIM) claims can be an important source of financial recovery after a serious car crash or other motor vehicle accident. We deal with UIM claims each time we represent someone in a personal injury case who has been hurt in a motor vehicle crash when they: If the UIM carrier handles the UIM […]
Case Overview This lawsuit stemmed from the death of 97-year-old Mary Jo Staub, who was found outside in freezing temperatures after being locked out of Balfour’s Lavender Farms assisted living facility in Louisville, Colorado. The plaintiffs were Mary Jo’s daughters, Susan Jeanne McLean and Elizabeth Staub Grainger. In this lawsuit, we alleged that Balfour marketed […]
Jennifer Milne has been promoted to Partner at Hailey | Hart—a well-deserved recognition that reflects her years of experience, dedication to her clients, and value she brings to the firm. Jennifer Milne’s Background Jennifer is a skilled, aggressive litigator with deep roots in first-party insurance litigation and personal injury cases. She is highly intelligent, thorough, […]
After a car crash, or other motor vehicle accident, many people assume that the at-fault driver’s insurance will fully cover their losses. Unfortunately, that is often not the case, but there is a way to find out. When the at-fault driver carries only minimal insurance, injured people frequently discover that their damages exceed the available […]
Case Overview This case involves a child born prematurely with a rare neurological condition that causes profound developmental and physical disabilities. His medical providers determined that he requires continuous private duty nursing at home to prevent life-threatening complications and repeated hospitalizations. Despite extensive documentation establishing the medical necessity of his care, the family’s health insurance […]
Summary: Colorado law strongly protects mental health treatment records in personal injury cases, requiring plaintiffs to assert particularized psychological claims beyond generic emotional distress before any waiver occurs that allows mental health treatment records to be used in discovery. Even then the Court should limit discovery to records directly related to the claims asserted. —- […]