Supreme Court Hears First Arguments of 2020
The Colorado Supreme Court heard its first oral arguments of 2020 last week. They included a couple of criminal cases that took up Sixth...
Court Opinions- Jan 13, 2020
People v. Dominguez-Castor
On March 1, 2014, Robert Phippen, 79, was found dead inside his home. Someone had stabbed him approximately 60 times, strangled him...
U.S. Attorney’s Office Scores Settlement from Walmart over Alleged Hiring Discrimination
The Department of Justice announced Jan. 7 it had reached a settlement with Walmart for alleged employment discrimination against a Colorado naval reservist, leading...
CO Supreme Court Rules on TABOR Repeal Measure
The Colorado Supreme Court again has cleared a path for a ballot measure to repeal the entire Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, the controversial state...
10th Circuit: Jackson Can Step in to Defend Class Action
In a recent opinion, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals parsed out when a company can intervene from the sidelines as a defendant in...
Lewis Roca Client Cleans Up in $1.2 Million Settlement
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys announced Dec. 20 they had secured a $1.2-million settlement from Aces Up Gaming, a Wheat Ridge-based distributor of casino...
Court Opinions- Dec 23, 2019
Vigil v. People
Nathan Richard Vigil was charged with first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft, second-degree burglary, theft and attempt to commit second-degree burglary in connection...
U.S. Supreme Court Hands Win to Litigants Appealing Patent Denials in District Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court in a Dec. 11 opinion made short work of a case about attorney fees in litigation against the U.S. Patent...
Court Opinions – Dec 16, 2019
Rail v. People
A jury found Paul Rail guilty of sexual assault on a child. In response to a special interrogation, the jury also found...
Court Opinions – Dec 16, 2019
Rail v. People
A jury found Paul Rail guilty of sexual assault on a child. In response to a special interrogation, the jury also found...