Tenth Circuit: Denver Not Liable for Courtroom Assault
Denver doesn’t have to answer for the injuries a deputy sheriff inflicted on a shackled detainee during a hearing, according to a new federal...
Court of Appeals Dismisses Libel Case Against Activist
The Colorado Court of Appeals published an opinion July 25 that is expected to end a long-running feud between an oil company and an...
Court Opinions – Jul 29, 2019
People v. Hernandez
In this appeal of a restitution order Joey Ray Hernandez presents a novel question in Colorado — does a defendant have a...
Au Pair Settlement for $65.5M Gets Court’s O.K.
One of the largest wage-and-hour settlements in recent memory secured approval earlier this month from a federal judge in Colorado.
District Judge Christine Arguello on...
Tenth Circuit Breathes Life Into TABOR Suit
The long-running legal challenge to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights will persist as a result of an appellate ruling last week.
Plaintiffs seeking to undo...
Court Opinions – Jul 22, 2019
Francis v. Camel Point Ranch
A group of investors formed Camel Point Ranch in 1987 to purchase 1,480 acres southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa...
Shepherds’ Wage Suppression Suit Receives Major Blow
A group of Peruvian shepherds claiming they were victims of a widespread wage-fixing scheme was dealt a decisive blow by a federal appellate court...
Court Opinions – Jul 15, 2019
People v. Flynn
Defendant Thomas Flynn appealed his judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of menacing, vehicular eluding, reckless endangerment, failure...
Tenth Circuit: Detainee’s Forced Walk While Nude Was Constitutional Violation
A man claiming sheriff’s deputies violated his constitutional rights by walking him nude through a hospital will see his claim proceed, thanks to a...
Durango Train Faces Federal Case Over Fire
Operators of a beloved old train were hit with a new lawsuit earlier this month for their role in last summer’s “416 fire.”
Federal prosecutors...