Tag: personal injury
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Colorado justices debate what to do with medical records of driver following fatal Custer County crash
The Colorado Supreme Court waded into a contentious dispute on Wednesday about how trial judges should decide whether a litigant’s medical records are confidential and what to do with other evidence that spawns from the private information. Complicating matters, many details about the appeal are shielded from public view due to the debate over confidentiality.…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts 2 cases on Jeffco slip-and-fall, landlord-tenant dispute
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear multiple cases that address when lawsuits may proceed if people are injured by dangerous conditions on government property, and what relief is available to tenants when the terms of their lease do not comply with state law. At least three of the court’s seven members…
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Appeals court says car crash victim’s pregnancies irrelevant to personal injury trial
Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week that a Weld County judge should not have instructed jurors to consider a car crash victim’s subsequent pregnancies and the disruption they had to her treatment when deciding how much money she should receive for her injuries. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals concluded the evidence did…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs repeal of prohibition on attorney referral fees, potential consequences
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared wary last week of repealing the prohibition on attorneys receiving referral fees of any kind, with opponents warning it could give rise to an industry consisting solely of middlemen and supporters maintaining the change would lead to better outcomes for clients. However, during the May 7 hearing,…
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Colorado Supreme Court to answer whether plaintiffs benefit from weekend, holiday extension in filing suit
If plaintiffs have three years from the date of their injury to file a lawsuit, but the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, do they get until the next business day to submit their complaint? The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will review a September 2023 decision of the Court of Appeals…
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Jim Flynn: Thinking safety at the old ball game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Although the recent performance of the Colorado Rockies’ bullpen might have caused you to cancel all plans to visit Coors Field this year, you should still know something about the Colorado Baseball Spectator Safety Act. This law has little to do with spectator safety. Rather,…