COVID-19 Update: U.S. District Court of Colorado

Update – August 13, 2020 The United States District Court for the District of Colorado has continued all civil and criminal trials that are set to commence through September 4, 2020 are continued with the exception of certain pilot trials authorized by the Chief Judge.  All general terms of General [...]

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COVID-19 Update: Colorado State Courts

During an unprecedented time where operations of the court are limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colorado Court system is responding in a way that promotes and supports the operation of the judicial branch of government while maintaining the public’s access to justice. June 12, 2019 Update: Each jurisdiction is [...]

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COVID-19 Update: Service of Process and Notarization

Colorado Secretary of State Operations: The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has suspended in-person services. Most of the Secretary of State’s services are available online. Any filings that must be submitted in paper and not electronically should be sent via the United States Postal Service only. No other mail carrier [...]

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COVID-19 Update: Service of Process and Notarization

COVID-19 Update: Service of Process and Notarization Colorado Secretary of State Operations: The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has suspended in-person services. Most of the Secretary of State’s services are available online. Any filings that must be submitted in paper and not electronically should be sent via the United States [...]

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Lex Mercatoria: International Contracts for the Sale of Goods, Drafting Effective Choice of Law Provisions, and Avoiding the Unwitting Submission to the CISG

Lex Mercatoria: International Contracts for the Sale of Goods, Drafting Effective Choice of Law Provisions, and Avoiding the Unwitting Submission to the CISG By:  Anthony Vanicek Many contracts for the sale of goods come with boilerplate language specifying the parties’ choice of state law that will govern in the event [...]

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Proposed Amendment to F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6)

Proposed Amendment to F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) By:  Chad Lieberman, Esq. In August of 2018 the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States released a preliminary draft an amendment to F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6).  As stated by the Committee, the goal of the amendment was to [...]

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Claims Against Public Entities – Immunity and Notice Issues

Claims Against Public Entities – Immunity and Notice Issues Revised November 1, 2018 By:  Chad Lieberman, Esq. Colorado has 42 state parks and hundreds of publicly owned and operated open spaces, local parks, preserves, hiking paths, recreational facilities and golf courses.   Claims for personal injuries associated with these areas are likely [...]

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Colorado’s Damages Caps

Colorado’s Damages Caps Revised August 10, 2018 By:  Chad Lieberman, Esq. General Civil actions The current non-economic cap in a civil action for injuries is $468,010, which may be increased by the court upon clear and convincing evidence to a maximum of $936,030.  C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(3)(a).  This cap applies to the [...]

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Can Undocumented Workers Seek Lost Earnings?

Can Undocumented Workers Seek Lost Earnings? By:  Chad Lieberman, Esq. The United States Supreme Court has never commented directly on the issue of whether undocumented workers can claim personal injury damages in the form of lost future earnings.  However, to some courts and pundits, the U.S. Supreme Court came close [...]

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Electronic Data Recorders in Vehicles – NHTSA’s Regulation and Colorado’s Law

Electronic Data Recorders in Vehicles – NHTSA’s Regulation and Colorado’s Law By:  Chad Lieberman, Esq. In 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established a regulation for event data records (EDRs).  49 C.F.R. § 563.1, et seq.  The regulation applies to all light vehicles manufactured on or after September [...]

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