(1) The final order of the director or the panel shall constitute the final order of the division. Any person in interest, including Pinnacol Assurance, being dissatisfied with any final order of the division, may commence an action in the court of appeals against the industrial claim appeals office as defendant to modify or vacate any such order on the grounds set forth in section 8-43-308.
All such actions shall have precedence over any civil cause of a different naturepending in such court, and the court of appeals shall always be deemed open for the trial thereof, and such actions shall be tried and determined by the court of appeals in the manner provided for other civil actions.
(Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 235, § 3, effective April 17, 1995.)
In any case before the court of appeals pursuant to this section, the court may applythe sanctions of rule 38 of the Colorado appellate rules if the court finds such application to be appropriate.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 511, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) and (3) amended and (4) added, p. 1324, § 37, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) and (3) amended, p. 235, § 3, effective April 17. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1883, § 31, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-53-119 as it existed prior to 1990.