Tag:Killmer Lane & Newman

Colorado Supreme Court Interprets Jury Tampering Law

In a case over jury tampering charges, the Colorado Supreme Court split the baby between the competing legal interpretations proposed by each side. In one...

Colorado Supreme Court Looks at Equitable Estoppel in Arbitration Context

The Colorado Supreme Court has decided class-action employment claims against several corporate parent companies can go forward in federal district court instead of arbitration.  In...

Civil Rights Group Locked In FOIA Battle With ICE

A civil rights group’s investigation into immigration detention centers has morphed into a protracted struggle for documents from the federal government. But now the...

Case of the Year Goes to Clemency Grant Over Life Without Parole Sentence

Civil rights and personal injury law had a big night at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s annual spring dinner on Thursday.  The night’s Case of...

In Case Against Department of Human Services, Dearth of Specific Case Law Brings Challenges

Killmer Lane & Newman has built itself a reputation for taking on challenging civil rights cases, which often come with troubling fact patterns. For...

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...

Three Prospective Jurors Walk Into A Courthouse

When is a juror not a juror? Also, does “a case” mean any case, or a specific one? For the Colorado Supreme Court, those...

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...