Court Opinions- Jan 21, 2019
Colorado v. Medved
John and Debra Medved challenged the Colorado Department of Revenue on the claim that the statute of limitations period ended for their...
Colorado Supreme Court Delivers Win for Oil and Gas Drillers
The Colorado Supreme Court delivered a win for oil and gas drillers Monday with a decision in favor of the state Oil and Gas...
Au Pair Class Action Settles
In early January, Denver legal nonprofit Towards Justice and Boies Schiller Flexner announced they reached a $65.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit...
Court Opinions- Jan 14, 2019
People v. Irving
De’Twan Irving, a member of the Rollin 60s branch of the Crips gang, was convicted of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit...
A Simple Fact Pattern With Muddy Interpretations
Do attorneys who carry out nonjudicial foreclosures meet the definition of “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? The courts of appeals...
Anadarko Sees Win Reversed in 10th Circuit
The day after Christmas, an appellate panel dealt a setback to oil-and-gas company Anadarko in its drilling rights dispute with landowners.
The 10th Circuit Court...
Court Opinions- Jan 07, 2019
People v. Jaeb
Mark Jaeb was convicted of theft of property for renting a U-Haul trailer and not returning it. He appealed his conviction of...
Personal Estate Representatives Assume Existing Attorney-Client Privilege
What if the personal representative for the estate of someone who has passed away needs to access legal files for the person that are...
Court Opinions- Dec 17, 2018
People v. Godinez
A jury convicted defendant Omar Ricardo Godinez of two counts of second-degree kidnapping, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of...
Colorado Supreme Court: Prejudgment Interest Applies to Garnishment Awards
In what the Colorado Supreme Court called “seemingly interminable litigation,” the almost decade-long insurance dispute of Thompson v. Catlin has just received its latest...