Ethylene Oxide
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Appeals court says claims cannot be based on increased risk of future health problems
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Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that state law does not recognize a plaintiff’s claim that a defendant’s actions increased their risk of illness in the future. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel acknowledged that courts in some states have sided with plaintiffs’ arguments that the need to spend money on medically monitoring their exposure…
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Colorado justices agree Jeffco judge wrongly ordered disclosure of confidential communications
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday concluded a Jefferson County judge went too far when she ordered a group of plaintiffs alleging injuries from toxic chemical exposure to disclose communications with their attorneys to the opposing side. Justice Richard L. Gabriel, writing in the June 10 opinion, agreed the facts of the plaintiffs’ exposure were not…
