More than a dozen investors who put up between $4 million and $5 million have settled a lawsuit with a bankrupt company in southern Kentucky over accusations that the oil drilling business they invested in scammed them with big promises and no results. Whether the investors ever see any money is not clear. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: Arkansas River, Christo, lawsuit, Over the River
Opponents of the artist Christo’s plan to suspend giant fabric panels over parts of the scenic Arkansas River are filing a lawsuit in federal court to try to block it. University of Denver student lawyers are filing the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of the group Rags Over the River. The group contends Christo’s “Over the River” [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2011
Tags: Colorado agriculture, lawsuit, listeria
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Hobbs, N.M., woman who died in September after eating contaminated fruit says food safety auditors gave a Colorado cantaloupe farm a “superior” rating for safety and quality just weeks before health officials identified it as the source of a deadly bacterial outbreak. A Seattle law firm filed the lawsuit [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 3,2011
Tags: Colorado, lawsuit, renewable energy
Four environmental groups say a judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s renewable energy standard. Environment Colorado, the Colorado Environmental Coalition, the Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society argue in court documents that the plaintiffs don’t have standing to sue. A judge hasn’t ruled yet on their motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Businessman Rod Lueck, the American [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 26,2011
Tags: lawsuit, paving, Pikes Peak Highway, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Sierra Club
Pikes Peak Highway could be completely paved by the end of the year, if Mother Nature cooperates. If she doesn’t, then the city plans to complete it early in 2012. That would complete the project a year earlier than planned, and in enough time for next year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Mayor Steve Bach said finishing the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 31,2011
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a joint lawsuit against Dalbey Education Institute on suspicion that it engaged in deceptive trade practices and misleading infomercials. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for Colorado and alleges that the company and its principals created and marketed an infomercial called [...] [...]
A group of attorneys using children and young adults as plaintiffs plans to file legal actions in every state and the District of Columbia on Wednesday in an effort to force government intervention on climate change. The courtroom ploy is backed by high-profile activists looking for a legal soft spot to advance a cause that has [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: December 2,2010
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, lawsuit, Regent Asset Management Solutions
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed a lawsuit yesterday against Regent Asset Management Solutions, a Denver-based debt collection agency. The suit also names Regent CEO Michael Scata, on suspicion that the company engaged in unlicensed debt collection in the state, and allegedly violated Colorado consumer protection statutes. According to the complaint filed in Denver District Court, Regent [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 28,2010
Tags: Centura, Colorado department of public health and environment, Colorado Hospital Association, lawsuit, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services
The Colorado Hospital Association, along with seven hospitals, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The suit contends that the public health department “seriously harmed hospitals’ procedural rights by failing to follow appropriate measures” when drafting new licensing regulations for hospitals and health facilities. The association is seeking to overturn [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: May 14,2010
The National Federation of Independent Business today said that it will join 20 states, including Colorado, in a historic lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The NFIB’s rationale: the newly enacted health care law directly undermines the rights of small businesses and the self employed. “We didn’t enter [...] [...]
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