Tag: Judge Jaclyn Casey Brown
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Colorado justices weigh calculation of damages to victims of medical malpractice
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether a decades-old limitation on medical malpractice awards also creates an absolute restriction on the interest that injured plaintiffs can receive when they prevail at trial. The question affects the balance between fairly compensating people who…
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Appeals court orders Jeffco judge to reinstate dismissed drug charges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even though nearly seven months passed between the defendant’s arrest and the filing of criminal charges, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a Jefferson County judge was wrong to dismiss the case and ordered him to resume the drug-related proceedings. Under Colorado law, prosecutors are required to…
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Colorado appeals court sides with customer sued over negative online review
The Court of Appeals believed Elizabeth Watson’s online statements about her experience with a contractor were ‘substantially true’
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Colorado appeals court overturns conviction for Larimer County judge’s faulty instruction
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In a rare move, both the prosecution and defense agreed the state’s Court of Appeals should overturn a man’s assault conviction because a Larimer County judge incorrectly instructed jurors about self-defense. Consequently, a three-judge appellate panel on Thursday ordered a new trial for Anthony John Trimarco, who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence. In criminal…