Tag: colorado consumer protection act
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$3 million penalty upheld against for-profit college following half-decade of appeals
Colorado’s second-highest court upheld a $3 million penalty against a defunct for-profit college on Wednesday, agreeing the state had proven multiple violations of its consumer protection law. The Court of Appeals’ decision against CollegeAmerica followed a trial judge’s order in 2020, an appellate decision in 2021, a state Supreme Court opinion in 2023 and a…
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Colorado Supreme Court to examine whether corporations can be liable for ‘felonious killing’
The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced that it will determine whether corporations can be liable for a “felonious killing,” meaning there is no limit to the damages they might pay for pain and suffering after causing a wrongful death. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take a case on appeal.…
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Appeals court rules class action lawsuits not dead even when there is no ‘class’
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that lawsuits filed as class actions may still proceed for the individual named plaintiffs in the event a judge declines to authorize the class portion. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted the U.S. Supreme Court, for federal cases, has ruled the lack of a class does…