Youngquist Bros. Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Miner

Citations

• 2017 CO 11
• 390 P.3d 389
• 2017 WL 689343
• 2017 Colo. LEXIS 119

Syllabus

Workers' Compensation —Personal Jurisdiction—Specific Jurisdiction. In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether Colorado has jurisdiction to award benefits for out-of-state work-related injuries and impose a statutory penalty on an employer under CRS § 8-41-204 when the employer is not a citizen of Colorado and has no offices or operations in Colorado but hired a Colorado citizen within the state. The Court concluded that under the facts of this case, Colorado lacks personal jurisdiction over the employer and therefore the employer cannot be subject to the Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado, CRS §§ 8-40-101 to 8-47-209. Accordingly, the Court reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals.