Supreme Court of Colorado
Kent Ryser v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company
February 16, 2021480 P.3d 1286
Summary
The court held that an injured employee may not recover uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits from a co-employee vehicle owner's insurer for injuries caused by another co-employee during a work-related accident. The Workers' Compensation Act's exclusivity and co-employee immunity provisions barred the claim because allowing recovery would circumvent those immunities. The court affirmed summary judgment for the insurer on that ground without deciding the meaning of the statutory phrases "legally entitled to recover" and "legally entitled to collect."