Tag: Settlement
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Man awarded $4.3 million after being stabbed by motorcycle gang prospect in Jefferson County
A Jefferson County man was awarded nearly $4.3 million Thursday after suing the man who stabbed him multiple times in 2022. David Mello sued 53-year-old Richard Gribble for $4,286,713 after an incident that occurred between the two on Sept. 9, 2022. A Jefferson County District jury settled the civil case — which was filed on…
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AG’s Office announces $3 million grant from opioid settlements to maintain naloxone access statewide
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a $3 million grant from Colorado’s opioid settlement funds will be used to provide free naloxone to organizations statewide. The distribution of naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdose, is meant to help save lives by increasing access to…
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Colorado bystander tased multiple times by sheriffs reaches lawsuit settlement
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An unarmed Colorado man who was tased multiple times, physically and verbally harassed by sheriffs deputies in late 2022 reached a $1.5 million settlement, attorneys announced Monday. Kenneth Espinoza was driving behind his son in Trinidad, Colorado, in late November of 2022 when his son, Nathaniel Espinoza, was pulled over by Las Animas County Sheriff’s…
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Property management company Four Star will pay $1 million in restitution after illegal billing
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Four Star Realty, a Colorado property management company, will pay $1 million to the state in a settlement announced Tuesday, according to a news release from Attorney General Phil Weiser. The settlement ends an investigation that found the company illegally charging tenants for routine repairs and other services, according to the release. Under the settlement’s…
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Man to receive $350,000 settlement for beating by Denver police during protest
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was tackled, punched and beaten in the genitals by Denver police officers unprovoked at a protest over the city’s clearing of a homeless encampment in July 2020. City Council Monday…
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Xcel Energy agrees to pay $925K fine to settle with EPA over coal ash disposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement Monday with Xcel Energy over alleged violations of EPA coal-ash disposal guidelines at Xcel’s Comanche power plant in Pueblo. According to the EPA, Xcel has agreed to “return to compliance” with the EPA’s Coal Combustion Residuals program and…
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Major cooperative agrees to aggressive clean power goals, consider retiring Craig coal plant 4 years early
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to 43 power distribution cooperatives in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska, agreed Wednesday to accelerate its transition to renewable energy and consider potentially shutting down a coal plant unit in the City of Craig four years…
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Thousands of Coloradans to receive funds in $9.5 million Wells Fargo settlement
More than 50,000 Colorado residents were awarded over $9.5 million by Wells Fargo as part of a settlement regarding unfairly withheld guaranteed automobile protection (GAP) insurance fees. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the results of the multi-state settlement Wednesday in celebration of National Consumer Protection Week. “We are committed to protecting hard-working Coloradans, especially from…
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Settlement proposed for security company that sent Matthew Dolloff on day of fatal shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, one of the security services involved in employing unlicensed security guard Matthew Dolloff during October’s fatal shooting, has proposed a settlement regarding its security license. The settlement has been agreed upon by Pinkerton and the Denver City Attorney’s Office. The settlement…