The Basics: When an automobile is damaged in an accident and then repaired, the resale value may be less than a comparable automobile that has not been damaged. In other words, the damage results in a reduction or “diminution” in the resale value of the automobile. An...
Hall & Evans, LLC is pleased to announce our firm ranking by US News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms 2016 list for government relations, personal injury litigation, and product liability litigation. Hall & Evans received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking for...
What is the state of the art in BIM and how should you contract, manage and execute it most effectively on a project? BIM is an established practice in the A/E/C community but still relatively new and evolving rapidly. ConsensusDocs has just comprehensively updated...
In 2007, the Colorado Legislature passed the Homeowner Protection Act (HPA). The HPA made it significantly easier for property owners and homeowners’ associations to bring construction defect claims against homebuilders. As a result, Colorado has seen a dramatic...
Hall & Evans is pleased to announce the promotion of Conor Boyle, Christina Gunn, Craig Hensel, and Cash Parker to Special Counsel. This newest group of Special Counsel has shown their dedication to Hall & Evans and we appreciate the work and professionalism...
We are pleased to welcome these valued professionals to the Firm. Matthew Ninneman joins our Design & Construction Practice Group, Chris Gatewood joins our Transportation Practice Group, and Evan Blonigen joins our Workers’ Compensation Practice...
In 2008, Colorado enacted C.R.S. §§10-3-1115 and 1116, establishing penalties for the unreasonable delay or denial of a claim for benefits submitted by any first-party claimant. A first-party claimant is defined as “an individual, corporation, association,...
On June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision interpreting Colorado’s Lawful Activities Statute, C.R.S. § 24-34-402.5 as not covering the use of medical marijuana pursuant to Colorado’s Medical Marijuana Amendment, Colo. Const. Art. XVIII, § 14....
Montana law requires an insurer to advance pay certain damages prior to settlement or judgment, subject to certain limitations. The seminal case on an insurer’s duty to advance pay medical expenses is the 1997 decision Ridley v. Guarantee Nat’l Ins. Co.[i], in which...
Denver District Court Finds Plaintiff Who “Takes a Short Cut” Across Defendant’s Parking Lot a “Trespasser” under the Colorado Premises Liability Act Chance Koch v. ABM Parking Services, Inc. f/k/a AMPCO System Parking, District Court, City and County of Denver, Case...
