Colorado Supreme Court Decides Pre-Ride ‘Pat Down’ Cases
Before giving a person a courtesy ride in their vehicle, a police officer will often require that person to undergo a pat down search...
Court Opinions- Apr 29, 2019
Buell v. People
Francis Buell was accused of shoplifting at a Sears Department Store in Greeley and then at a Safeway grocery story about a...
Cannabis Patent Survives Early Challenge
The first cannabis patent claim ever litigated in federal court just cleared a hurdle this month.
In United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp, a cannabis...
Court Opinions- Apr 22, 2019
Lorenzen v. Pinnacol Assurance
In this bad faith breach of insurance contract case, Richard Lorenzen sued Pinnacol Assurance, his employer’s workers’ compensation insurer, after Pinnacol...
SCOTUS Hears Offensive Trademark Case
During an hour of oral arguments, both Supreme Court justices and the arguing attorneys before them managed to avoid saying the F-word, in a...
Court Opinions- Apr 15, 2019
Ray v. People
Robert Ray petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment affirming his convictions for attempted first degree murder, first-degree assault and...
Taking Arbitrability to Court
A group of exotic dancers brought a class-action lawsuit against a handful of clubs and the corporations that own them, alleging federal and state...
Competency Litigation Concludes With Consent Decree
Long-running litigation over the time-frame for competency evaluations for criminal defendants resolved with a consent decree.
After the issue went through multiple rounds of litigation...
Court Opinions- Apr 8, 2019
People v. Perez
Marcus Perez appealed the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of second-degree assault on a peace officer...
County Employee’s Sworn Testimony Not Protected Speech, 10th Circuit Says
When government workers testify in court as private citizens, is their sworn testimony protected from workplace retaliation under the First Amendment? Not necessarily, according...