car accident
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on leaving the scene of accidents, insurance
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will consider whether prosecutors must prove defendants knew they were involved in an accident resulting in death or serious injury in order to be convicted for leaving the scene. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The…
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Colorado Supreme Court considers father’s window to sue over daughter’s injury, death
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Facing a confusing matrix in state law, members of the Colorado Supreme Court attempted to sort out on Wednesday how long a father had to sue after his daughter was rendered unconscious and later died from a vehicle accident. Danielle Nicola was crossing a Grand Junction street one night in November 2018 when a driver…
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Colorado justices to hear cases on ‘borrowed’ allegations, policyholders’ failure to cooperate
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear an appeal asking whether lawyers can incorporate allegations from other lawsuits into their own complaints without personally speaking with witnesses in the prior cases first. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices will…
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Judge who slashed jury $1.5 million verdict by 70% acted reasonably, appeals court finds
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A Jefferson County judge was justified in reducing a jury’s $1.5 million award to a car crash victim by 70%, the state’s second highest court ruled last week. Catherine Pisano, who underwent multiple medical procedures and experienced lingering pain after she was rear-ended on Interstate 70 in 2014, asked the Court of Appeals to find…
