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Federal judge begrudgingly dismisses Club Q survivors’ claims against El Paso County, ex-sheriff
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A federal judge vented his frustration on Monday with El Paso County leaders, criticizing their lackluster approach to a key gun safety law while acknowledging he was obligated to dismiss the claims against them brought by survivors of an LGBTQ nightclub shooting. “Plaintiffs can take some slim solace in the fact that, while the individual county…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Jeffco, assisted living facility over man’s drowning
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A federal judge agreed last week that Jefferson County, two sheriff’s deputies and the operators of an assisted living facility may be held liable for the death of a man in crisis who drowned in a nearby reservoir. On New Year’s Day 2021, Graham Hebert twice wandered away from Berry House in Littleton, a supervised…
