Court Opinion

ID: 9536851
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:08:07.636602+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:55:25.106467
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*1095Judge JONES
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
I believe the majority opinion is incorrect in its determination that a fetus in útero is separable from its mother concerning an injury to the fetus which derives from the mother’s employment. I agree with the holding of Bell v. Macy’s California, 212 Cal.App.3d 1442, 261 Cal.Rptr. 447 (1989), that, under circumstances such as in this case, the employer is shielded from any claim by statutory immunity.
Here, because any fetal injury was derivative of a compensable injury to the employee, any claim for injuries to the child are barred by the exclusive provisions of § 8-41-102, C.R.S. (1992 Cum.Supp.).
Thus, I would affirm the judgment of the trial court.