DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the constitutional boundaries for determining political conflicts of interest, a Colorado court rejected claims a county commissioner should have recused himself from voting on a concrete plant permit because the company’s shareholders contributed several thousand dollars to his campaign.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A Colorado appeals court reversed a $15 million jury verdict against Weyerhaeuser over wood trusses that smelled of formaldehyde, finding a home building company wasn’t entitled to extra damages beyond what were provided under warranty, citing the economic loss doctrine preventing double recoveries.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who held a news conference to announce a proposed class action against a chain of nail salons can be sued for defamation over their claims workers were shortchanged on pay and forced to clean bathrooms for free, a Colorado appeals court ruled.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A man who was run over by a cab after attempting to break up a fight is a “rescuer” under Colorado law and can sue the taxi company for not protecting him.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Victims of a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado can sue the facility, a divided state Supreme Court has ruled.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A Denver personal injury lawyer has been disqualified from representing a car crash victim against an insurance company for which he worked more than 400 cases.
On April 1, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that an order in the Colorado Constitution that restricts regular legislative periods to 120 consecutive days, with the exception of declared public health emergency such as COVID-19, is constitutional.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – On Nov. 12, the Supreme Court of Colorado ruled against a group of doctors whom the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) referred to the Colorado Medical Board over suspicions that they were not properly certifying patients for the use of medical marijuana.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Colorado has upheld a decision made by the Colorado Court of Appeals in favor of Sodexo, the food service provider for the Colorado School of Mines, regarding a sales tax dispute.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – On Jan. 28, Justice Monica Márquez of the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff bears the burden of providing evidence that a lost judgment in an attorney malpractice case is collectible.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that the state commission that oversees oil and gas resources that declined to engage in rulemaking regarding new permits for oil and gas drilling in the state properly declined to do so.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A stroke victim must turn over to the chiropractic practice she is suing a recording of her initial consultation with her attorney following a sharply spit Colorado Supreme Court opinion that the tape is not protected by attorney-client privilege.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court ruling in a lawsuit involving attorneys who represented State Farm in a case.
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Funding provided to plaintiffs while their lawsuit is pending is not a loan under Georgia law, the state's Supreme Court ruled Monday, and therefore regulations setting maximum interest rates that can be charged won't apply.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – The Colorado Supreme Court determined that a non-client plaintiff was barred from suing an attorney because he lacked standing to assert his claim.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – On Sept.17, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed an appeals court ruling that a trial court erred when it permitted an alternate juror to take part in jury deliberations despite objections.
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.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Colorado upheld a water court’s ruling in a lawsuit against Coors Brewing Co. on June 25, specifying that the company's "native" water use is limited and that it can no longer lease its return-flow water to other companies downstream without a new water right.
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – In a June 11 opinion, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that arbitration agreements under the Health Care Availability Act can still be enforced even if they do not strictly follow the statute requirements for the language.
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