Colorado Supreme Court Limits Section 10-3-1118 to General Cooperation-Clause Defenses and Defines Excess UIM Exhaustion by Undisputed Damages Introduction In United Servs. Auto. Ass'n v. Wenzell,...
Persistent “Coaching” Theory Opens the Door to Limited Expert Testimony that No Indicia of Coaching Were Observed Case: Lopez v. People, 2026 CO 23, 24SC244 (Colo. Apr 13, 2026) Court: Colorado...
Lopez v. People (2026 CO 23): Repeated Coaching Allegations “Open the Door” to Limited Expert Testimony of No Indicia of Coaching Court: Colorado Supreme Court (en banc) Date: April 13, 2026 Author:...
Lopez v. People (2026 CO 23): Repeated “Coaching” Theory Can Open the Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Expert “No Indicia of Coaching” Testimony—Narrowly and Proportionally 1. Introduction Parties:...
CGIA Notice Strictly Runs from Discovery of Injury—Not Discovery of the Proper Public Entity Introduction In Mostellar v. City of Colo. Springs, 2026 CO 22, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed...
CGIA Notice Clock Runs from Discovery of Injury (Not Identification of the Responsible Public Entity) and Requires Strict Compliance Under § 24-10-109(1) I. Introduction In Mostellar, Jaimi v. City...
Lopez v. People (2026 CO 23): Repeated “Coaching” Theory Opens the Door to Limited Expert Testimony of No Indicia of Coaching I. Introduction In Gustavo LOPEZ v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado,...
CGIA Notice Period Runs from Injury Discovery—Not Identification of the Liable Public Entity; Strict Compliance Required Absent Misleading by the Noticed Entity Case: Mostellar v. City of Colorado...
Colorado Supreme Court: C.R.C.P. 11 “Reasonable Inquiry” Is Fact-Dependent and Does Not Require Direct Interviews Before Reusing Allegations from Related Complaints Case: CenturyLink, Inc. v. Houser,...
Evidentiary Exclusion Is Not “Suppression” Under Crim. P. 37.1(a): An Unauthorized Prosecution Appeal Does Not Toll Colorado’s Statutory Speedy Trial Deadline Introduction In Phillips v. People, 2026...
Colorado Public Works Act: Disputed/Unliquidated Delay Claims Permitted in Verified Statements; Excessive-Claim Forfeiture Limited to Statutory Remedies Introduction Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction...
CenturyLink v. Houser: C.R.C.P. 11 Reasonable-Inquiry Standard for Borrowed Allegations Is Fact-Dependent and Does Not Require Direct Contact with Confidential Witnesses I. Introduction In...
“Suppress” as a Term of Art: Only True Suppression Orders Support Crim. P. 37.1 Interlocutory Appeals and Speedy-Trial Tolling Case: Khristina Phillips v. People, 2026 CO 21 (Colo. Apr. 6, 2026)...
Public Works Act Claims May Include Disputed Delay/Disruption Costs; Excessive-Claim Forfeiture Is Limited to Statutory Remedies Case: Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail...
Rule 11 “Reasonable Inquiry” Is Fact-Dependent; Borrowed Allegations from Related Complaints May Be Pleaded on Information and Belief Without Direct Witness Interviews Case: CenturyLink, Inc. v....
“Suppress” Means Illegally Obtained Evidence: Improper Prosecution Appeals Do Not Toll Colorado’s Statutory Speedy-Trial Clock I. Introduction In Phillips v. People, 2026 CO 21, 586 P.3d 1102 (Colo....
Noncustodial Requests for Counsel Do Not Trigger Edwards—Even After a Miranda Advisement Case: People v. Lulei, 2026 CO 17 (Colo. Mar 30, 2026) Court: Colorado Supreme Court (En Banc) Posture:...
Statistical Counts of Child-Abuse/Neglect Reports from Named Facilities Are Disclosable Under CORA Despite § 19-1-307(1)(a) Confidentiality I. Introduction In Brubaker v. Colo. Sun & Tegna, 2026 CO...
Noncustodial Miranda Warnings Do Not Make a Counsel Request Effective Under Edwards; Custody May Be Decided as an Antecedent Issue on C.A.R. 4.1 Review Case: People v. Lulei, Dakotah, 2026 CO 17...
Facility-Specific Child-Abuse Report Counts Are Disclosable Under CORA When They Do Not Reveal a Confidential Report or Protected Identifying Information I. Introduction Brubaker v. Colorado Sun, 586...