Tag: Default Judgment
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Colorado justices weigh fairness concerns after defendant prevailed despite ghosting case
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court struggled on Tuesday to balance the need for one defendant to shield itself against a plaintiff’s claim that its employee sexually assaulted her child, and the fact that the employee legally admitted the allegations against him by failing to participate in nearly all of the civil case. A plaintiff…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on leaving the scene of accidents, insurance
An appellate judge urged the justices to reconsider their prior decision on insurance companies’ ability to defend themselves in car crash lawsuits
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Federal judge agrees to enforce part of $2.79 billion judgment against Cuba for torture, killing
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Two brothers who have attempted for years to collect on a $2.79 billion judgment against the Cuban government received a favorable ruling from a federal judge in Colorado, who largely accepted Cuba’s liability for torturing and extrajudicially killing members of the Villoldo family. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang directed…