Colo. Hospital Can't Split Discovery In Retirement Funds Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado federal judge rejected a faith-based nonprofit hospital's bid for the court to bifurcate discovery in a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing the health system of mismanaging their retirement funds, finding the requested action "would hinder judicial economy."

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Colo. Judge Says GEO Appeal Can't Oust Court's Jurisdiction

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado federal judge ruled Thursday that he will continue to have jurisdiction over a case from detainees accusing private prison operator GEO Group of forcing inmates to do labor without proper compensation despite a pending appeal from the prison group, according to courtroom minutes.

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Ex-Cannabis Tech Execs Say CEO Defamed Them After Firing

By Mike Curley

Two former executives at Alpine IQ Inc. are suing the company and its CEO in Colorado federal court, alleging they were defamed when he falsely accused them of stealing Alpine's intellectual property after he summarily fired them.

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Denver Landlord Settles Suit Over Eviction Fee Scheme

By Zach Dupont

A Denver property management company reached a settlement with a former tenant who accused the company in a proposed class action in Colorado state court of using eviction proceedings to siphon illegal attorney fees and costs, according to an order acknowledging a notice of settlement. 

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Boeing Calls Moon Tech Discovery Demand A 'Goose Chase'

By Ben Adlin

The Boeing Co. has pushed back against Colorado-based Wilson Aerospace's bid to force the disclosure of nearly 12 years' worth of financial records in an intellectual property dispute over technology used in a NASA moon exploration program, calling the discovery request "overbroad and unduly burdensome."

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Enviro Groups Seek More Time To Fight Roadless Rule Repeal

By Joyce Hanson

Environmental groups have asked the U.S. Forest Service to extend a public comment period for its proposal to scrap a 25-year-old "Roadless Rule" that bars logging and road construction on tens of millions of acres of national forest around the country.

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Colo. AG Accuses EarnIn Of Making Illegal Payday Loans

By Katryna Perera

Colorado's attorney general has accused the financial firm EarnIn of illegally providing "predatory" payday loans to tens of thousands of Coloradans through its earned wage access product, charging annual percentage rates of 1,000% or more.

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States' Suit Says HHS Terms Threaten Family Planning Dollars

By Rachel Riley

Twenty-three states launched a lawsuit in Maryland federal court Thursday challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' new conditions on federal funding for family planning services that they say would require recipients end support for "gender ideology," abandon diversity programming and drive patients toward parenthood and marriage.

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Sod Co. Seeks Sanctions Over Missing Trade Secrets Files

By Benjamin Morse

A Colorado sod company asked a federal judge for sanctions in its trade secrets suit against former workers and competing businesses, arguing they failed to preserve electronic files that could show whether they possessed, transferred or used the company's confidential information.

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Colo. Employment Firm, Lawyer Settle Wage Dispute

By Rachel Konieczny

A Denver employment law firm and a former attorney with the firm have settled the attorney's lawsuit that claimed the firm did not pay her all wages and commissions she is owed, according to a filing in Colorado federal court Thursday.

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Colo. Pro Racer Says Botched Mold Cleanup Shut Down Shop

By Isaac Monterose

A professional race car driver in Denver, Colorado, accused several companies Thursday of failing to address mold and asbestos contamination that eventually shut down his auto shop, canceled a commercial shoot and caused him an estimated loss of more than $2.9 million.

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Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Taekwondo has taught me to recognize when to fight for a position and when to focus on finding a solution, and that the best outcomes are often achieved by solving problems — all of which has improved my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, mediator and Subchapter V trustee, says Amy Denton Mayer at Berger Singerman.

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Inside The $150M Immigration Contract That Wasn't

By Daniel Connolly

The leader of a small Houston-based law firm says she was "blindsided" by an announcement from the federal government that her 24-attorney shop had won a $150 million no-bid contract to represent thousands of immigrant children in deportation proceedings.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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Google Users' Atty Fee To Be In 'Realm' Of $147M, Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he won't give the full $147 million in fees sought by lawyers who won a $425 million class action verdict against Google for unlawfully collecting user information, but he said their "really excellent lawyering" deserves an amount "within that realm."

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Womble Bond Asks To Drop Dutch Software Client Over Rift

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson is looking to pull its representation of a Dutch software company after five years of a bitter trademark battle, citing a "fundamental disagreement" that has allegedly made it impossible for the firm to move forward as counsel of record.

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