Sixty percent of Americans planned to travel for vacation an average of 2.4 times in 2014. Domestic or foreign, adventurous or benign, these trips create a number of travel risks. There are weather delays. There are natural disasters. There are mechanical delays....
To address industry concerns, the Colorado Division of Insurance has recently revised Bulletin No. B-5.26, Requirements Related to Disputed Claims Subject to Appraisal. The original Bulletin was addressed only to insurers and attempted to ensure that appraisers and...
For attorneys just beginning their foray into appellate practice, the process in Colorado state appellate courts is likely to be daunting and perhaps overwhelming. To assist new attorneys or attorneys who may be transitioning into this practice area, this article...
The Hall & Evans Rocky Mountain Litigation Reporter is a periodic online newsletter directed to a select group of individuals and organizations. In this edition, we summarize two recent decisions from courts in Colorado barring wrongful death lawsuits arising from...
On October 13, 2014, the Lakewood City Council passed an ordinance altering the way a construction defect action can proceed within the City’s limits. The overall purpose of the statute is to “encourage the construction of owner-occupied multi-family developments” in...
Innes v. Whitewater Adventure Outfitters On September 25, 2014, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of Nikki Innes against Anthony and Kathleen Keenan, the owners of Whitewater Adventure Outfitters, a...
Brooke joined us at Hall & Evans in 1986, after leaving the Denver District Attorney’s Office. She remained a vital cornerstone of the firm until 2011. While at Hall & Evans she contributed on many levels, including work on appellate matters, and a remarkably...
Joining our team, we welcome these skilled Associates, Elizabeth Olson as a generalist, and Kelley Shirk in design & construction defect and real estate.
For several years now since the beginning of the Great Recession, lawyers specializing in construction defect litigation for developers, designers and contractors have predicted a dramatic slowdown in claim frequency. The thinking goes, since there are less projects...
