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A Simple Fact Pattern With Muddy Interpretations
Do attorneys who carry out nonjudicial foreclosures meet the definition of “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? The courts of appeals...
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2018 Lawyers Of The Year: Jon Rauchway
Davis Graham & Stubbs partner Jon Rauchway had a 2018 where cases stacked up to the point that four of them were set for...
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The Dissolution of Common Law Marriage
The Colorado Court of Appeals last week said the state should recognize same-sex common law marriages that existed before the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling...
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Granular Statute Language Could Have Broad Implications for Patent Seekers
The U.S. Supreme Court had its plate full of noteworthy cases for last week’s oral arguments. Among the most newsmaking were a potential re-interpretation...
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Supreme Court Analyzes Colorado’s Sentencing Scheme
Colorado criminal courts can hand out enhanced prison sentences when they determine that the crimes committed had “extraordinary aggravating circumstances.” The state Supreme Court...
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Companies See Publicity Opportunity in Dropping Arbitration After #MeToo
Facebook, Google and Uber have more in common than all being tech companies that have achieved dominance in Silicon Valley despite not existing two...
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Fred Yarger Rejoins Gibson Dunn
Voters decided last Tuesday that Phil Weiser will become the state’s next attorney general in January. And when he takes over, his office will...
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The Difference Two Decades Make
The thriving startup economy in Denver and Boulder has been a rising tide that raised a number of ships, including patent law practices like...
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