Colorado built its reputation on opportunity. For decades, the state attracted families, workers, entrepreneurs, and employers who saw a place to build a future. Its mountains and quality of life remain extraordinary, but the economics of living here have changed.
Recording a mechanic’s lien is an important tool for Colorado contractors seeking payment for labor, materials, and services furnished on construction projects. But what happens when a contractor records a lien and subsequently discovers that the amount claimed is incorrect?
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that employees are not required to allege gender discrimination to bring retaliation claims based on wage discussions under the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act or Anti-Discrimination Act. The court also found
Colorado’s new right-of-access statute may help address one of the unintended consequences of individually owned townhome developments, but it does not solve every problem associated with repairing interconnected building systems.
The Problem: Six Homes, One Building Envelope
Consider a hypothetical
On October 6, the Colorado Department of Law (DOL) released an interim draft of its proposed rules implementing the Automated Decision-Making Technology in Consequential Decisions Act (ADMT Act) and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services Act (Chatbot Safety Act) (the Interim
The making of climate law is a distinctly global exercise. Perhaps more than in many other areas of law, climate litigation develops through a conversation across jurisdictions, as litigants borrow arguments, evidence, and strategies from proceedings elsewhere, while judges engage
When multiple insurers potentially owe coverage for the same construction defect claim, can one insurer force another to participate in the defense or indemnification of their common insured? If the other insurer refuses, what remedies are available?
As is often
On September 21, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its opinion in A.R. Wilfley & Sons, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, 2026 CO 64, answering a certified question from the United States District Court for
Colorado’s construction defect statutes establish specific requirements for notices of claim and statutory tolling. It is time for courts and arbitrators to enforce them.
There is a frustrating tendency in some Colorado construction defect litigation to treat virtually any written
On August 27, 2026, updated rules and regulations governing Denver’s Energize Denver Building Performance Policy (the “2026 Rules”) went into effect. The 2026 Rules implement ordinance amendments approved by Denver City Council on May 18, 2026. Since then, a federal
