Denver joins a growing number of Colorado cities (10 total) approving an ordinance regarding construction claims in common interest communities. Denver’s ordinance adopts several provisions popular among Colorado cities including: (1) HOA’s must provide notice to and...
The Colorado Supreme Court recently upheld consumers’ rights and dealt a blow to predatory lending practices of plaintiff-side litigation finance companies in Oasis Legal Finance Group v. Coffman, 2015 CO 63 No. 13SC497. The petitioners were litigation finance...
More and more, we see consumer protection claims accompanying negligence claims against nursing homes, doctors, home service aides – really, any “service” profession. Why is this problematic? The Colorado Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”; see C.R.S. § 6-1-105) was...
Andrew Ringel is presenting to the Colorado County Attorney’s Association 2015 Annual Conference. Andrew’s presentation will address issues related to ethics and the representation of governmental entities and highlight important and current issues in the...
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...
