- Wrongful DeathIn addition, the bill adds a sibling or the heirs of a sibling of the deceased as parties who may bring a wrongful death action in certain circumstances. In exchange for the terms of this deal, both sides agreed to withdraw their competing ballot initiatives.
- Identity Theft
- Trade Secrets
- Construction LitigationGovernor Polis has emphasized the importance of increasing Colorado’s supply of entry-level condominiums to alleviate the state’s affordable housing crisis. Many in the construction industry headed into the 2024 legislative session hoping for construction defect litigation reforms to help re-boot the state’s largely non-existent condominium-building market. Unfortunately, the General Assembly could not agree on a path forward on this issue. Competing bills ultimately died, leaving the status quo intact for at least another year.
- Personal Injury
- Medical MalpracticeThankfully, after significant negotiations among stakeholders – chiefly among them, the insurance sector, including Hall & Evans and the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); the business community, led by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce; the medical community, led by COPIC, the largest medical malpractice insurer in Colorado; and the plaintiffs’ bar – legislators reached a compromise in the final days of the legislative session. On Sunday, May 5, three days before