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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Federal judge sends case of prisoner’s death to jury
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A federal judge ruled last month that a jury will decide whether medical personnel at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility were negligent or deliberately indifferent to an incarcerated man whose deteriorating condition culminated in his 2017 death. Lorenzo Gabriel Flores had recently been transferred to the prison in Cañon City when he collapsed in his cell and…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to explain why he should not be held in contempt
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff and two of his subordinates to explain why she should not hold them in contempt for violating a court order to transport a suicidal detainee to the hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang gave the sheriff’s officials until April 18 to provide evidence…
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Judge dismisses claims against El Paso County for jailed man’s severe infection
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A man who suffered for weeks in the El Paso County jail with a visibly-infected leg and ultimately wound up in the emergency room cannot sue jail staff for ignoring his life-threatening medical needs, a federal judge has ruled. Daniel W. Plutt was serving a 90-day sentence in the county’s Criminal Justice Center, with staff…
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Judge tosses anti-masking lawsuit against Cherry Creek schools
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A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against the Cherry Creek School District over its now-rescinded mask-wearing policy, finding the allegations backed by dubious scientific assertions were not viable legal claims. The controversy stemmed from the district’s compliance with an Aug. 31, 2021 public health order for Arapahoe County that required people to cover their…
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State Supreme Court upholds Colorado’s voter-approved paid leave program
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The Colorado Supreme Court has turned aside a challenge to the state’s paid family and medical leave program, upholding the voter-approved expansion of the social safety net as constitutional and rejecting the claims from a Grand Junction-based construction company. Nearly 58% of voters supported Proposition 118 in 2020, which required most employers to provide up…
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Marijuana sales in Colorado fall 19% in January
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Colorado recorded $151.1 million in recreational and medical marijuana sales in January, down 19% from January 2021, according to the state Department of Revenue. Despite the drop, January exceeded the total for every January since recreational marijuana became legal in 2014 except 2021, according to a report released Wednesday. In January, sales decreased 10% from December. Of the…
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Justices critical of hospital charging surgery patient $229,000 in medical bill
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Members of Colorado’s Supreme Court swung hard at the charging practices of hospitals on Tuesday, at times veering away from the narrow issues in the case before them and venturing into a broader critique of the American healthcare system. The appeal at hand centered on the state Court of Appeals’ interpretation of charges Lisa Melody…
