EPA Can Ignore ‘High-Wind’ Days When Judging Clean Air Compliance
For someone who lives on Colorado’s eastern plains, high winds might not seem to be an “exceptional event.” But for the purpose of determining...
Cause of Action Institute Joins Colorado TABOR Case as Legal Counsel
Washington, D.C.-based watch-dog organization has jumped into an ongoing Colorado lawsuit filed to challenge hospital provider charges under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, along...
State Supreme Court to Decide Fate of JLWOP Law
Following a trilogy of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that banned life without parole for juvenile of-fenders, about 50 Colorado inmates who received that particular...
Court Opinions- Jul 16, 2018
People v. Liggett
This case was a direct appeal on two cases regarding Ari Misha Liggett. The cases regarded Liggett committing first-degree murder and the...
10th Circuit Smokes Marijuana Tax Challenge
Nobody enjoys tax season; but likely few people dread the weeks preceding April 15 more than pot shop owners.
Ever since Colorado voters kicked off...
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Gets Millions in Tax Liability Reversed for IBM
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell recently represented IBM in a Denver bench trial against the City of Golden that resulted in the court invalidating certain tax...
Court Opinions- Jul 09, 2018
Colorado Supreme Court
June 26
In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for Proposed Initiatives 2017-2018 #178, #179, #180, #181
These initiatives are...
Flurry of Colorado Supreme Court Rulings in June
The Colorado Supreme Court published 19 opinions in the last month of the session. The court will continue to publish opinions between now and...
DaVita Suffers $383.5M Loss in Federal Court
A group of lawsuits against Denver’s dialysis giant culminated in a nine-figure verdict late last month.
A federal jury hit dialysis provider DaVita with a...
Court Opinions- July 02, 2018
In re Rains
The Colorado Supreme Court considered the liability of two pilots who were involved in a plane crash at Erie Municipal Airport.
The airport...