Three weeks ago, CO-LAW alerted readers to possible shenanigans by trial lawyers who were apparently playing games with an otherwise uncontroversial bill that allowed hospitals to improve patient safety by allowing doctors to review and candidly comment on the work … Read More

INTRODUCED HB 1352 – Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission THIS WEEK 4/30 HOU Judiciary – HB 1352 (CCJL Monitor) Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission LAST WEEK IN COMMITTEE Passed (7-0) SEN Judiciary – HB 1036 (CCJL Supports) Open Records Clarification … Read More

Tracking the Legislature LAST WEEK IN COMMITTEE Killed (7-0) SEN Judiciary – SB 153 (CCJL Oppose) Limitations on Protective Orders ACTIVE BILLS HOUSE BILL 1036 – Open Records Act Clarification Sponsors: Rep. Jim KERR (R-Littleton), Sen. Betty BOYD (D-Lakewood) Summary: … Read More

Senate Bill 153, labeled “the most blatantly anti-business bill” of the 2012 legislative session, died in the Senate Judiciary Committee last week when its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader John Morse (D-Colorado Springs) asked that it be killed. More than 60 … Read More

THIS WEEK 4/9 SEN Judiciary – SB 153 (CCJL Oppose) Limitations on Protective Orders ACTIVE BILLS HOUSE BILL 1036 – Open Records Act Clarification Sponsors: Rep. Jim KERR (R-Littleton), Sen. Betty BOYD (D-Lakewood) Summary: As amended, clarifies which civil government … Read More

Until recently, no one paid much attention to House Bill 1300 (by Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver), a rather routine bill which continues the way that doctors evaluate quality of patient care and professional conduct … Read More

Colorado House of Representatives could vote as early as today on House Bill 1305 which would replace the state’s inflated and outdated lawsuit interest rate with one that more closely reflects real-world market conditions. When the bill passed Friday’s preliminary … Read More

HOUSE BILL 1036 – Open Records Act Clarification Sponsors: Rep. Jim KERR (R-Littleton), Sen. Betty BOYD (D-Lakewood) Summary: As amended, clarifies which civil government investigatory files fall within the investigations exception to the Colorado Open Records Act. Status: Amended and … Read More

For years, plaintiffs lawyers have argued that Colorado’s legal limits on non-economic damages should be adjusted for inflation.  In 2007, they got their wish. Never mind how something that’s unquantifiable – like “emotional stress” and “pain and suffering” – is … Read More

INTRODUCED THIS WEEK 3/19 HOU Local Govt – SB 3 (CCJL Opposes) Use of Credit Info by Employers 3/20 SEN Local Govt – HB 1244 (CCJL Monitor) Local Govt Immunity Claims Service 3/21 SEN Judiciary – HB 1036 (CCJL Supports) … Read More