A district court erred in denying a Colorado fire chief qualified immunity in a former union president's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully terminated, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, finding that the former president failed to show the chief's actions violated "clearly established law."
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10th Circ. Says Fire Chief Immune From Termination Suit

By Katherine Smith

A district court erred in denying a Colorado fire chief qualified immunity in a former union president's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully terminated, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, finding that the former president failed to show the chief's actions violated "clearly established law."

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Colo. Appellate Court Says A Fist Is Not A 'Bludgeon'

By Rachel Konieczny

The Colorado Court of Appeals held for the first time that a fist cannot be a "bludgeon" or "simulated bludgeon" under a state law on menacing, reversing a defendant's felony menacing conviction in a split decision.

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Trustee Says Mass. Firm Ran Sham Law Firm Debt Scheme

By Zach Dupont

The bankruptcy estate trustee for two Colorado residents told a federal court there Monday that a Massachusetts debt-relief company, a loan services company and a bank are illegally operating in the state in violation of the Colorado Uniform Debt-Management Services Act.

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Oracle Sued Over Sale Of Coloradans' Cellphone Numbers

By Corey Rothauser

Oracle Corp. has been hit with a proposed class action in Colorado state court accusing the software giant of violating a Colorado telemarketing privacy law by allegedly listing residents' cellphone numbers in a database without their consent and selling them to marketers.

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ENFORCEMENT

States Defend Live Nation Jury Verdict In Antitrust Case

By Matthew Perlman

State enforcers have urged a New York federal court to reject Live Nation's bid to upend a jury verdict finding the company monopolized key parts of the live entertainment industry, telling the court the jury carefully considered ample evidence and should not be second-guessed.

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LITIGATION

Coffee Chain's New Openings Guzzled Revenue, Investor Says

By Sydney Price

Arizona-based coffee chain Black Rock Coffee, its executives and initial public offering underwriters were hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging they failed to disclose ahead of the offering that the company's rapid expansion was negatively impacting sales at existing stores.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Colorado's New Chatbot Law May Be Defined By Its Carveouts

What makes Colorado's conversational artificial intelligence service law worth close attention is what it leaves out, so a thorough scoping analysis may be as important as compliance planning for companies that develop, license or deploy conversational AI, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

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Opinion

Md., Colo. Climate Rulings Point To Need For Federal Solution

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review the Colorado Supreme Court's 2025 ruling in Boulder County v. Suncor U.S. Inc., which green-lit a state-level climate lawsuit, a recent conflicting ruling from the Maryland Supreme Court underscores why a uniform federal answer on climate litigation is needed now, says Phil Goldberg at Shook Hardy.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner must pay an Alabama coal company's attorney fees after being publicly reprimanded by an Alabama federal judge, who found he lied to the court and paid witnesses to change their testimony in his repeated lawsuits against the company.

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NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees

By Daniel Connolly

Four women allege in a recently filed lawsuit that a New Jersey law firm overcharged them on legal fees related to a settlement in pelvic mesh litigation, and the recent lawsuit also relates to a long-running conflict between lawyers who formerly worked together.

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Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge

By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to weigh in on a Garden State appellate court's decision that approved a New Jersey State Bar Association system for fostering diversity in its leadership that was accused of being discriminatory.

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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case

By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands, tender offers and alleged insider misconduct.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advisors LLC

Bursor & Fisher

Christian & Small

Conrad & Scherer

Consovoy McCarthy

Cravath Swaine

Eversheds Sutherland

FBT Gibbons

Glancy Prongay

Kropf Moseley

Latham & Watkins

Mazie Slater

Mooney Green

Nagel Rice

Nathan Dumm

Pendley Baudin

Robins Kaplan

Shook Hardy

Slater Slater

Starnes Davis

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

BP PLC

Cross River Bank

Drummond

Drummond Co. Inc.

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

Francisco Partners

GameStop Corp.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

International Association of Fire Fighters

Itochu Corporation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johnson & Johnson

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Nasdaq Inc.

National Association of Manufacturers

New Jersey State Bar Association

Optimum

Oracle Corp.

StubHub Inc.

The Trade Desk Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Attorney General's Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

New Jersey Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secret Service

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama