Colorado Appellate Courts Mandate E-Filing, Change Several Rules
Colorado’s appellate courts will now require E-Filing, and the courts changed rules relating to industrial claims, dependency and neglect and more.
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Orders Lower Court to Reconsider Case Involving Employee Self-Defense
The 10th Circuit vacated the district court’s summary judgment against an employee who violated a company’s shoplifting policy.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rules an Electric Company Can Charge Customers Higher Rates
The state Supreme Court found an energy company could charge a customer a higher rate to cover its own costs during a cold snap.
Court Opinions: Colorado Attorney Censured for Inappropriate ‘Small Talk’
Colorado’s presiding disciplinary judge censured an attorney after he made inappropriate comments to two student lawyers during courtroom recess.
Court Opinions: Colorado Attorney Suspended Following Sexual Assault Conviction
Colorado’s presiding disciplinary judge suspended an attorney for three years following the conviction and a sentence of 12 years to life.
Court Opinions: Colorado Appeals Court Rules on Sactions for AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Briefs, Involuntary...
Facing an influx of briefs riddled with fake legal citations and errors, the appeals court determined future filings with such errors may result in sanctions.
Court Opinion: PDJ Disbars Attorney in Reciprocal Discipline Case
Colorado’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge disbarred an attorney for dishonestly converting client funds for his own use and borrowing money from another client without complying with the required safeguards.
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Concludes a Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy in a Construction Error...
The 10th Circuit found that in this case, the insurance policy didn’t allow for the party to recover for another party’s loss.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Concludes CCJRA Applies to the Colorado POST Board
The state’s high court concluded that Colorado’s POST board was subject to the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, not Colorado’s Open Records Act.
Court Opinions: Colorado Attorney Placed on Probation For False Statements in Domestic Relations Case
Colorado’s disciplinary judge placed an attorney on probation after finding she made false statements to a court during a domestic relations case.