Supreme Court: Missing Information Means no Water Right
In its sole opinion last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in Dill v. Yamasaki Ring that a decreed water right lacks power if...
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider Colorado’s Frozen Embryos Case
A case of first impression in Colorado has changed shape from a marital property issue to a question of personhood in a recently filed...
Railroad Inspector Gets $1.05M Verdict in Retaliation Case
A federal jury in Colorado sided with a track inspector in his whistleblower retaliation claim against BNSF Railway. As a result, the railroad company...
Toplessness Ban ‘Likely Unconstitutional’, 10th Circuit Says
Fort Collins was dealt a setback at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 15, and it is likely to see part of...
Court Opinions- Feb 25, 2019
People v. Cooper
The principal issue in this appeal of a criminal prosecution for menacing, assault, harassment, and cruelty to an animal, is the propriety...
Pivotal Condemnation Case Argued at Colorado Supreme Court
Land developers in Colorado can form a metropolitan district, which has the power to condemn private property for a “public use.” That unique maneuver...
10th Circuit Concludes Recreational Use Statute Case
After a second trip to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, a case blaming the federal government for a man’s traumatic brain injury reached...
Court Opinions- Feb 18, 2019
People v. Porter
Reginald Porter in 2002, just months after being released from Department of Corrections custody for a prior conviction, robbed and attempted to...
Messner Reeves Sees Slew of Trial Wins
Messner Reeves had a busy week at the end of January.
Although the cases were spread across the firm’s nine offices, the Denver-based law firm...
Court Opinions- Feb 11, 2019
People v. Ramirez
This case has been remanded from the Supreme Court. That court instructed the Court of Appeals to reconsider the prior division’s...