Whistleblower Could Go to Trial After 10th Circuit Reversal
A federal appeals court breathed new life into a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation claim, and the plaintiff could take it to trial eight years after...
Amendment 71 Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal district court ruling last month deemed part of Colorado’s “Raise the Bar” amendment unconstitutional. Amendment 71, which was passed by a 55...
Court Opinions- Feb 26, 2018
In re the Marriage of Runge
In this post-dissolution of marriage dispute between Barbara Runge and David Runge, Barbara Runge moved under Colorado Rules...
Out-of-Court Statements Ruled Harmless in Pernell v. People
What might have been a precedent-setting decision in Colorado criminal case law instead became a ruling on harmless error, as the Colorado Supreme Court...
Court Opinions- Feb 19, 2018
Burton v. Colorado Access
Olivar v. Public Service Employee Credit Union Long Term Disability Plan
Caroline Burton and Brenda Olivar submitted claims for long-term disability benefits...
Boulder, Xcel Dispute Reaches Colorado Supreme Court
Last week, the City of Boulder cleared another hurdle in its efforts to secure permission to operate its own utility company. The Colorado Supreme...
Void or Voidable?
Is a contract formed between an attorney and client that violates Rule 1.8(a) void, or merely voidable? The Colorado Supreme Court has taken up...
Class Certification Upheld for Immigrant Detainees
On Feb. 9, the 10th Circuit upheld a district court ruling that granted class certification to a group of more than 60,000 detainees from...
Supreme Court Considers Reach of CGIA
The City of Colorado Springs can be sued for injuries resulting from decades of environmental contamination that happened long before the establishment of a...
Court Opinions- Feb 12, 2018
People in the Interest of C.W.B., Jr.
In this dependency and neglect case, foster parents intervened in the trial court proceedings under section 19-3-507(5)(a) of...