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Attorney General’s Office provides $3 million to food access and diaper programs to meet critical need statewide
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that the Colorado Department of Law will provide $3 million in funding to local food banks, food pantries, and diaper programs that Coloradans rely on for food and other basic necessities. -
Left-wing activism in Colorado AG's office claims CollegeAmerica as a casualty
Left-wing activists often hurt the very people they claim to help. The victims are left voiceless and ignored—inconvenient collateral damage. -
Colorado AG forms new chief innovation officer position within state's Department of Law
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has announced the formation of a new leadership position within the Colorado Department of Law and has named former global communications infrastructure executive Lisa Neal-Graves to the new post. -
Colorado food truck fabricators allegedly delivered inoperable trucks
DENVER — Two Colorado food truck fabricators have received an injunction from the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado after allegations by the state's Attorney General's Office that the company made false promises regarding delivering finished food trucks to purchasers, causing financial harm. -
Colorado accuses opioid manufacturer of misrepresenting addiction risks
DENVER — Colorado has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma LP and Purdue Pharama Inc., alleging the companies misled the state's health care providers and consumers regarding the risks of addiction from prescription opioids. -
NYC Bar: Lawyers shouldn't split fees with litigation funders
New York City's bar association has decided that it is unethical for lawyers to enter into agreements with companies that finance lawsuits in exchange for a percentage of the recovery. -
Colorado heating, cooling company to pay $1.7 million for allegedly installing unpermitted units
DENVER — A Colorado court has ordered a heating and cooling company operating in the state to pay $1.7 million for installing thousands of furnaces, hot water heaters and air conditioning units without obtaining building permits, causing potential hazards to consumers. -
Kansas, Colorado agree to settlement over past Republican River water usage
DENVER — The states of Kansas and Colorado have agreed to a settlement regarding Colorado's previous water usage of the Republican River. -
Colorado attorney general: Commercial sports betting not subject to state constitutional limits
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman has released a formal opinion on whether current state law authorizes commercial sports betting after the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalized sports betting, saying it is up to the state's legislature. -
Colorado's Cynthia Coffman to chair Conference of Western Attorneys General
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman recently was appointed as the new chair for the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) during the group's annual meeting in New Mexico. -
20 Attorney Generals send plea to Senate to fight abusive lending practices
DENVER (Legal Newsline) — Led by Colorado's Cynthia Coffman, a bipartisan multi-state coalition of Attorneys Generals recently sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging its members to reject legislation that would hamper efforts to fight abusive lending practices. -
Legal finance companies descend on Florida convention to build relationships with trial lawyers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - As Florida trial lawyers gathered last week for an annual meeting featuring an array of trending litigation seminars, another industry set up shop in a big way at the convention hall site. -
Judge boots global warming cases of San Francisco, Oakland against oil industry
A California federal judge has rejected the efforts of municipal officials who teamed with private lawyers to seek to hold the energy industry liable for the alleged future effects of climate change. -
Democrat AGs add fourth to latest brief supporting climate change lawsuits
New York State's new attorney general, who recently took over when her predecessor resigned following an abuse scandal, has joined three Democratic colleagues in support for New York City’s climate change lawsuit. -
States against climate change lawsuits ask for dismissal of NYC's
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The top lawyers of 15 states are again asking a federal judge to reject the legal strategy used by public officials and the private attorneys with whom they’ve teamed to sue the energy industry over alleged effects of climate change. -
Op-Ed: Attorneys general as political ambulance chasers: America’s energy policy should be decided by legislation, not litigation
Attorneys general have become ideological ambulance chasers, racing to court to file politically motivated lawsuits seeking to mandate policies too extreme and unpopular to win the support of Congress, state legislatures, or the public. -
As Boulder sues, 15 states - including Colorado - oppose global warming lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two days after local officials in the Boulder, Colo., area filed a lawsuit that attempts to hold large energy companies liable for the alleged effects of global warming, the state’s top lawyer showed that she disagrees with their legal argument by voicing her opposition to similar lawsuits in California. -
Third-party litigation funding a topic of discussion at plaintiffs lawyer seminar
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiff lawyers and those in legal marketing and funding businesses gathered last week in Las Vegas for an annual mass tort conference. -
New York, Colorado lead opposition to legislation restricting oversight of student loan fraud
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has joined Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman in leading a group of 30 attorneys generals to oppose legislation aimed at obstructing states from preventing and fighting student loan servicing fraud. -
Lawsuit lenders Oasis and LawCash to pay $2.3 million in Colorado predatory lending settlement
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuit lenders Oasis Legal Finance and LawCash (Plaintiff Funding Holding, Inc.) have been ordered to pay in excess of $2 million to settle claims they charged Colorado consumers excessive interest rates.