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Colorado Supreme Court weighs Xcel’s liability for man’s electrocution
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The Colorado Supreme Court appeared hesitant on Tuesday to endorse the idea that the state’s utility regulator could use a rate-setting document to broadly immunize a company from liability against electrocutions. Francisco Cuevas, the owner of Outdoor Design Landscaping, was hanging Christmas lights at a Lakewood woman’s home in late 2017 when he received a debilitating…
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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…
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Bennet, agriculture leaders say Trump’s trade moves hurt Colorado
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet took aim Friday at the Trump administration’s trade tactics, saying the recent tariffs imposed by the administration on trading partners all over the world are hurting Colorado agriculture. “What Colorado agriculture needs is trade, not a trade war,” the Colorado Democrat told reporters Friday. Bennet spoke to about 30 farmers and…
