Tag:Colorado Supreme Court

Legal Lowdown: Vinson & Elkins, Greenberg Traurig Add Attorneys

In case you missed it this week: two law firms added Colorado attorneys plus District Court Magistrate Garen Gervey was appointed to the Arapahoe County Court to replace Judge Joshua Williford who was appointed to the 18th Judicial District Court.

2025 Top Litigators: Fred Yarger

Last year, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell partner Fred Yarger led a legal team for the Denver International Airport to victory on decades of noise complaints following a long string of defeats.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Holds Courts Can Reimpose Probation on Sentences Served Without Violating Allman v. People

The state Supreme Court also ruled this week that a trial court has no freestanding authority to order discovery absent certain authorizations.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Sides with CSU in Class Action Student Lawsuit Over 2020 Campus Closure

The Colorado Supreme Court overturned a split appellate decision that reinstated a group of CSU students’ unjust enrichment claims. It held that the claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment were mutually exclusive in this case.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Miranda Appeals in Kelsey Berreth, Ashley Mead Murder Cases

The state Supreme Court determined that child welfare caseworkers involved with the child placements in the murder cases of Kelsey Berreth and Ashley Mead didn’t need to give Miranda warnings.

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Police ‘Facilitated’ K-9 Search During a Traffic Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court determined a K-9 agent’s vehicle search in Lakewood violated the Fourth Amendment.

Legal Lowdown: BCLP, Holland & Knight, Hall Booth Smith, Davis Graham Add Attorneys

In case you missed it this week: Four firms added attorneys to local offices and nominees were announced to fill the vacancy created by the death of 17th Judicial District Judge Sharon Holbrook.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules on Two Separate Anti-SLAPP Cases

The appeals court found that a defamation suit related to the 2020 election had established a reasonable likelihood to prevail on the claims.