The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association awarded Brian Aleinikoff and Bruce Braley of Leventhal Puga Braley P.C. with the 2024 Case of the Year Award for their work on Annalea Miller v. Crested Butte Mountain Resort at the annual CTLA Spring Dinner on May 29. In local courts, the 10th Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a Denver deputy sheriff who struck a pretrial detainee for spitting, finding the alleged constitutional violation was clearly established. The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling against a hospitality company, rejecting an argument that Frisco Acquisition breached an indemnity clause by failing to close on a contract. Nationally, the Supreme Court struck down the 6th Circuit’s heightened burden on majority-group Title VII plaintiffs, holding all claimants must be treated equally under the law.
