personal injury
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Appeals court rejects Adams County’s argument that sheriff’s office is not a ‘public entity’
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week rejected an argument from Adams County that sheriffs’ offices are not actually “public entities” that, consequently, cannot be held liable for deputies’ motor vehicle collisions. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals acknowledged that multiple prior court cases stated as fact that sheriffs’ offices are public entities, but none…
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State Supreme Court wipes away $1.8 million in interest payments by Ford after losing lawsuit
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When someone files a personal injury lawsuit in Colorado and wins at trial, the plaintiff may receive not only monetary damages, but interest on that amount starting from the date of the injury. But what happens when the defendant appeals the judgment, goes all the way to the Supreme Court, and wins a new trial…
