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A Frozen Dead Guy, Ghosts, Hollywood Artifacts: The Sale of the Stanley Hotel

The legal team working on the recent acquisition of the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park had to navigate complex agreements and documentation, including bringing in a special insurance rider for a frozen dead guy in the hotel.

Trial Attorney Nancy Cohen Joins Ireland Stapleton

Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC announced that Nancy Cohen, a trial attorney with an additional focus on legal ethics and professional responsibility, has joined the firm.

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Only State Can Prosecute Dependency, Neglect Cases, Overruling 1986 Exception

The Colorado Supreme Court held that only the state has standing to prosecute dependency and neglect cases, rejecting a child’s attempt through counsel for youth to continue a case the state had moved to dismiss and overruling a 39-year-old precedent to the contrary.

Legal Lowdown: WTO Adds One, Morgan County Court Judge Appointed

Former federal prosecutor Alison Connaughty joined Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell as of counsel, and Gov. Jared Polis announced a new judicial appointment for the Morgan County Court.

Court Opinion: Supreme Court Reinstates Approval of Uinta Basin Railway, Limits Scope of NEPA Review

The Supreme Court reversed a ruling that vacated approval for Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway, holding NEPA doesn't require analysis of environmental impacts of upstream and downstream projects.

Court Opinions: Colorado Appeals Court Affirms Juvenile Court Ruling Despite Error in Child Witness Testimony Method

The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a juvenile court’s adjudication, finding that although the court erred in allowing the victim to testify via closed-circuit television, the error was constitutionally harmless.

A Deal Many Years in The Making: Nordstrom’s Sale Back to The Nordstrom Family

Represented by WilmerHale, the Nordstrom family has bought back its popular department store company this month in a nearly $7 billion going private transaction involving 10 other law firms.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Vacates Firearm Conviction, Citing Lack of Prior Qualifying Offense

The 10th Circuit vacated a federal firearm conviction, ruling that a prior Colorado drug offense didn’t qualify as a predicate felony under federal law.