litigation privilege
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Colorado Supreme Court reverses ruling that would chill lawyers’ speech
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lower court decision that would have potentially deterred lawyers from disseminating information to the public about class action lawsuits. Although lawyers generally enjoy immunity from defamation claims if they are speaking about their own litigation, the state’s Court of Appeals previously identified an exception to that shield.…
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Colorado Supreme Court considers if lawyers’ speech can lead to liability
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After Colorado’s second-highest court decided that lawyers and law firms can be held liable for making inflammatory statements when publicizing certain class action lawsuits, the state Supreme Court agreed to look at whether the new rule went too far. On Wednesday, the justices heard about the implications of attorneys being subject to defamation lawsuits themselves…
