Courts

Court of Appeals Upholds Workplace Injury Ruling

The Colorado Court of Appeals on July 15 upheld a judge’s ruling giving a Colorado Springs man lifetime benefits, which could translate to approximately...

Court Opinions- Jul 27, 2020

People v. Newman After a jury convicted Damon Newman of sexual assault, but before he was sentenced, Newman filed a motion for a new trial,...

Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Wins Recommended Decision in Power Co-Op Exit Dispute

In a ruling from a Colorado Public Utilities Commission administrative law judge, United Power Inc., represented by Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, was on the winning...

COA Upholds Judgment in Record-Setting Premises Liability Case

The Colorado Court of Appeals on July 9 affirmed a lower court’s judgment in a case that resulted in a $16 million verdict, the...

Court Opinions- Jul 13, 2020

Warembourg v. Excel Electric, Inc. Brian Warembourg, an employee of Schmidt Custom Floors, Inc., provided flooring for a new home being constructed by Feller Homes,...

Colorado Sues JUUL Over Vaping Health Crisis

Attorney general Phil Weiser on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court on behalf of the state against e-cigarette company JUUL, claiming it...

Court Opinions – Jul 06, 2020

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis In recent decades, Colorado has been the setting of two of the nation’s most notorious mass shootings: Columbine High...

Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Requires Petition Signatures In-Person

The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the judgment of the Denver District Court in an appeal addressing whether the governor was authorized under...

Court Opinions- Jun 29, 2020

People v. Figueroa-Lemus Both the People and Eswin Figueroa-Lemus petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment affirming the denial of Figueroa-Lemus’s Crim. P....