Class Certification Upheld for Immigrant Detainees
On Feb. 9, the 10th Circuit upheld a district court ruling that granted class certification to a group of more than 60,000 detainees from...
Supreme Court Considers Reach of CGIA
The City of Colorado Springs can be sued for injuries resulting from decades of environmental contamination that happened long before the establishment of a...
Court Opinions- Feb 12, 2018
People in the Interest of C.W.B., Jr.
In this dependency and neglect case, foster parents intervened in the trial court proceedings under section 19-3-507(5)(a) of...
National Au Pair Lawsuit Moves Forward as Class Action
More than three years into a lawsuit challenging the pay structure of the U.S. au pair program, the plaintiffs reached a major milestone: getting...
Supreme Court Weighs in on Campaign Finance Issues
In late January, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in two cases concerning campaign finance. One, Coloradans for a Better Future v. Campaign Integrity Watchdog,...
Another Year, Another 401(k) Suit
A lawsuit alleging excessive fees and imprudent investments with assets from a 401(k) plan has cleared the hurdle of achieving class action certification. Although...
Making a Case for Defining ‘Debt’
With a recent ruling on non-judicial foreclosures, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals added one more voice to the conflicting opinions from other federal circuits...
Court Opinions- Jan 29, 2018
Norton v. Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, Inc.
The Supreme Court considered whether the petitioner’s complaint alleged a violation of article five, section 50...
Directing the Flow of Funds
The Colorado Supreme Court last week gave the final word in a case involving Planned Parenthood, which questioned whether the state “indirectly” funded abortion...
Oral Arguments Heard in Fort Collins Topless Ban Case
A lawsuit challenging the City of Fort Collins’ topless ban has reached the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Brittiany Hoagland, founder of the Fort...