DENVER (AP) – Childhood sexual abuse victims in Colorado will no longer be able to file lawsuits over abuse that happened decades ago, as the state Supreme Court struck down a law Tuesday that gave victims a three-year window to …
Insurers created the appraisal process to provide an efficient way to resolve disputes outside of the courtroom using disinterested experts, but lately insurer skepticism about appraiser impartiality has become a new source of litigation. Insurance defense attorneys are increasingly likely …
A Colorado law that allows claimants to collect double coverage if a claim is unreasonably denied or delayed does not allow plaintiffs to hold claims adjusters personally liable, the state Supreme Court decided Monday. In a unanimous decision, the high …
For the third time in three years, a state supreme court is being asked to decide whether a claims adjuster can be held personally liable for bad faith. The Colorado Supreme Court on Jan. 11 heard oral arguments in a …
An insurer cannot intervene in a construction defects case where the insured had assigned its rights to collect under its policy to the plaintiff, a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled. The 4-3 decision gives policyholders a method of protecting themselves …
By statute, automobile liability insurance companies are barred from excluding coverage for personal injuries caused to a named insured under Connecticut law. See, Conn. Gen. Stat. (Rev. to 2009) § 38a-335(d). However, the Connecticut statute contains an exception which permits …
Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled 5-1 Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. …
A western Colorado family that believed oil and gas drilling activities contaminated their drinking water and air and forced them from their home will be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit thanks to a successful appeal. The Glenwood Springs Post-Independent …
The Colorado Supreme Court is doing away with an emergency exception for people involved in accidents because it could mislead jurors. In a ruling handed down Tuesday, the court ordered a new trial for a man who sued after he …