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Colorado justices say utilities commission overreached by immunizing Xcel in rate document
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Xcel Energy cannot rely upon a rate-setting document to broadly immunize itself from liability against electrocutions, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices originally heard the electrocution-related lawsuit from Francisco Cuevas to decide whether Xcel’s tariff, which sets the rates and terms of service for its customers, shielded the utility from liability when…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…
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Colorado cap on monetary damages not unconstitutional, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month rejected an attempt to declare the state’s cap on certain monetary damages unconstitutional, noting it could not overturn prior federal and state Supreme Court decisions on the subject. An Arapahoe County jury awarded Jacqueline Gebert $2.7 million in damages after a Sears repairman incorrectly rewired her stove and caused her…
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Xcel Energy not immune from man’s electrocution lawsuit, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that Xcel Energy is not immune from lawsuit after its power lines delivered a debilitating shock to a landscaping worker who was attempting to hang Christmas lights on a nearby tree. Xcel sought to avoid liability under two different mechanisms. First, the state’s High Voltage Safety Act requires parties working…
