Litigation

BLM Fracking Rule Dead—For Now

It was an interesting week for BLM’s hydraulic fracturing rule first finalized and then immediately challenged on March 26, 2015.…

8 years ago

Tenth Circuit Grants Remittitur, Dramatically Reducing Large Wyoming Punitive Damages Award in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case

On April 1, 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a significant opinion in the…

9 years ago

Proposed Colorado Legislation Would Modify the Reasonable Accommodation Doctrine

Colorado House Bill 16-1310 was introduced on March 2, 2016, by State Senator Morgan Carroll (D) and State Representative Joseph…

9 years ago

Electronic Communication in Modern Litigation

It goes without saying that use of electronically stored information constitutes a fundamental component of any modern, successful company, but…

9 years ago

Get out of my sandbox! Expulsion of a LLC Member under Wyo. Stat. 17-29-602

So, you have a bad apple as a member of your Wyoming limited liability company (LLC), how do you get…

9 years ago

Preliminary Considerations in Condemnation Actions

In condemnation actions in Colorado, the condemning party must take great care to satisfy legal prerequisites prior to initiating suit…

9 years ago

Employer Alert: Tenth Circuit Expands Scope of Hostile Environment Claims in Flashing Case

Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered new guidance as to the type of conduct that can support…

9 years ago

Underground Rights are Defined in Texas

     On August 19, 2015 the Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas, ruled that, because the…

9 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court Disagreed with 10th Circuit’s Analysis in a Refusal-to-Hire Case Focused on the Wearing of a Religious Headscarf

On June 1, 2015, in an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Abercrombie & Fitch and for a…

9 years ago

Case Management and Rejection of “Lone Pine Orders” in Colorado

On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari to review a Colorado rancher's…

10 years ago