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Federal judge defends $3.5M verdict in disability discrimination case
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A federal judge this month rejected an attempt by the Colorado Department of Corrections to slash a jury’s $3.5 million award to an incarcerated man who missed thousands of meals, defecated on himself and endured physical pain because prison officials did not accommodate his disability in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge S.…
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Federal judge defends $3.5M verdict in disability discrimination case
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A federal judge this month rejected an attempt by the Colorado Department of Corrections to slash a jury’s $3.5 million award to an incarcerated man who missed thousands of meals, defecated on himself and endured physical pain because prison officials did not accommodate his disability in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge S.…
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Federal judge declines to dismiss suit against Timnath officers who used force on disabled child
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Two Timnath police officers may be sued for allegedly violating the rights of a disabled 11-year-old by forcing him to the ground and handcuffing him as school staff were in the middle of de-escalation, a federal judge ruled last month. Officers Andrew Tope and Gabriela Ponce were stationed at Bethke Elementary School as school resource…
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Federal judge declines to order UNC to return disabled student to campus
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A federal judge last week declined to order the University of Northern Colorado to return a disabled student to campus for the 2023-2024 school year, weeks after the school suspended him for violating the code of conduct. In July, a UNC official determined Jackson Vollmer was responsible for defying a no-contact order the school issued…
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Federal judge dismisses former law student’s retaliation claims against Denver County Court
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A federal judge has dismissed a former law student’s claims against the Denver County Court, acknowledging by all accounts the student’s semester in the courthouse did not go well, but that his allegations of disability-related retaliation were not viable. Ethan West-Helmle graduated from the University of Denver’s law school several months after failing an externship…
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Federal judge tosses age, disability discrimination claims against Arvada for employee’s firing
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A former Arvada city employee has not shown that his termination after 32 years was related to his age or perceived disability, a federal judge determined last month, noting the plaintiff himself even walked back his own allegations of discrimination. Brian Williams worked in the streets division of the Arvada Public Works Department between 1988…
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Deaf woman allowed to sue Adams County sheriff for disability discrimination in jail
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A federal judge declined to dismiss a deaf woman’s disability discrimination claim against Adams County Sheriff Richard Reigenborn over allegations she was held for 16 hours in the jail without access to a sign language interpreter and unable to communicate her needs effectively. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney agreed last week that Cynthia…
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Denver sidewalks ballot measure close early | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Early and unofficial results reveal Denver ordinance 307 supporters had a slight edge late Tuesday. As of 9:30 p.m., with over 107,000 votes counted, 52.62% of Denverites voted to shift sidewalk maintenance from landowners to the City of Denver. The City of Denver’s Ordinance 307 tasks the city with creating a sidewalk master plan. Given…
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10th Circuit finds judge mistakenly tossed inmate’s disability lawsuit
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A federal judge was wrong to dismiss as frivolous a Colorado inmate’s lawsuit alleging prison officials discriminated against him on the basis of his disability, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled. Because the U.S. Supreme Court recognized more than two decades ago that the Americans with Disabilities Act “unambiguously” covers state detainees,…
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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against state’s Medicaid contractor
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A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…
