Senate Bill 3 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.  No big surprise there, since the committee is chaired by the bill’s sponsor (Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora) — though it passed only narrowly, on a 4-3 vote. This is the … Read More

From Colorado Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Feb. 13 Once again, trial lawyers and their allies are devising new ways to sue Colorado’s job creators.  Colorado Civil Justice League is standing up for Colorado employers and opposing this new game of “Litigation … Read More

Tracking the Legislature INTRODUCED   THIS WEEK 2/21 HOU Econ & Bus – HB 1116 (CCJL Monitor) Time Share Resale Deceptive Trade Practices 2/21 HOU Econ & Bus – HB 1134 (CCJL Opposes) Limitation on Employer Speech Rights 2/21 SEN … Read More

INTRODUCED None UP IN COMMITTEE THIS WEEK Mon 2/6 – SB 35 (Support) Space Flight Liability Wed 2/8 – HB 1057 (Oppose) Replacement Costs for Homeowners Insurance Thu 2/9 – HB 1116 (Monitor) Time Share Resale Deceptive Trade Practices HEARD … Read More

Over the past two years, Colorado courts have struggled with whether injured victims are entitled to recover the amount billed for their medical expenses or the lesser amount actually paid for those expenses.  Colorado Supreme Court is now receiving briefs … Read More

Bills in the legislature can promise just about anything.  (And so can the legislators who sponsor them.)  Delivering on those promises, however, is another story. House Bill 1057 is one such bill. Promising “additional protections for purchasers of homeowner’s insurance,” the … Read More

TRACKING THE LEGISLATURE HOUSE BILL 1036 – Exempt Investigations from Open Records Act Sponsors: Rep. Jim KERR (R-Littleton) Summary: Amends the Colorado Open Records Act to clarify that civil government investigatory files fall within the investigations exception, contrary to a … Read More

Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court handed Wal-Mart a costly defeat in the highly-publicized case of a truck driver whom a jury awarded $15 million due to injuries she incurred from slipping on a grease spill while making a delivery to … Read More

DENVER — A bipartisan group of legislators were recently honored by Colorado Civil Justice League with its annual “Common Sense in the Courtroom” Awards. Award-winning legislators were formally recognized at CCJL’s Annual Awards Luncheon, which featured keynote speaker Walter Olson, … Read More

Appeals Court rejected plaintiff’s claim for $138,000 when damages totaled just $77,500 If ever a case demonstrated the audacity of personal injury lawyers and their clients, the Colorado Supreme Court will soon consider such a case in Levy v. American … Read More