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- A Bill for an Act Concerning Workers’ Compensation – 2014 Edition
- A Closer Look at an HOA Board Member’s Duty to Homeowners
- A Downside of Associational Standing – HOA’s Claims Against Subcontractors Barred by Statute of Limitations.
- A New Exception to the Complaint Rule for Determining an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Colorado
- A New Trend Emerging Regarding the Definition of Ongoing Operations: Jaynes Corp. v. ASIC
- A new way to discover parties’ insurance policies?
- Acord Certificates of Liability Insurance: What They Don’t Tell You Can Hurt You
- Action Needed: HB24-1230 Spells Trouble for Colorado Construction Industry and its Insurers
- Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Trials
- Allowing the use of a general verdict form in a construction defect case could subject your client to prejudgment interest.
- An Analysis of the District Court Order on TCD v. AmFam.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Retroactively Applies C.R.S. § 13-20-808 (HB 10-1394).
- Analysis of the “owned property exclusion” under Panico v. State Farm
- Another Case Highlighting the Difference Between CGL Policies and Performance Bonds
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Another jury verdict adverse to a builder.
- Another Municipality Takes Action to Address the Lack of Condominiums Being Built in its Jurisdiction
- Appellate Court reverses district court’s finding of alter ego in Sedgwick Properties Development Corporation v. Christopher Hinds (2019WL2865935)
- Association Insurance Company v. Carbondale Glen Lot E-8, LLC: Federal Court reaffirms that there is no duty to defend or indemnify a builder for defective construction work
- At Long Last, the Colorado Legislature Gets Serious About Construction Defect Reform – In a Constructive Way
- Attorneys with HHMR, LLC Honored as 2010 Colorado Super Lawyer® and “Rising Stars”
- Become Familiar With Your CGL Policy Exclusions to Ensure You Are Covered: Wardcraft v. EMC.
- Beyond the Statute: How the Colorado Court Upheld Modified Accrual in Construction Contracts
- Bill addressing construction defects likely will return.
- Bret Cogdill to Speak at the Lorman Construction Claims Seminar, June 24 in Aurora, CO
- Builder’s Be Wary of Insurance Policies that Provide No Coverage for Building: Mt. Hawley Ins. Co v. Creek Side at Parker HOA
- Buyer Beware: Insurance Agents May Have No Duty to Sell Construction Contractors an Insurance Policy Covering Likely Claims
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- City of Aspen v. Burlingame Ranch II Condominium Owners Association: Clarifying the Application of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act
- Colorado Abandons the “Completed and Accepted Rule” in Favor of the “Foreseeability Rule” in Determining a Contractor’s Duty to a Third Party After Work Has Been Completed
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Second Update
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Update
- Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies “premises owned” exclusion commonly found in homeowners’ insurance policies
- Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered in Multi-Phase Construction Projects.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Decides the Triple Crown Case
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines Actual Damage Claims Under CDARA
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines “Substantial Completion” for Subcontractors’ Work so as to Shorten the Period of Time in Which They Can Be Sued
- Colorado Court of Appeals Enforces Limitations of Liability In Pre-Homeowner Protection Act Contracts
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals holds that insurance companies owe duty of prompt and effective communication to claimants and repair subcontractors.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on What Arbitration-Related Orders are Appealable
- Colorado Court of Appeals to Rule on Arbitrability of an HOA’s Construction Defect Claims
- Colorado Court of Appeals weighs in on the public impact element of a CCPA claim
- Colorado Court of Appeals’ decision regarding the statute of limitations applicable to construction defect claims.
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association to Host a Construction Defect Reform Legislative Preview on December 10th
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado HB 13-1090: Concerning Payment of Amounts Due Under a Construction Agreement
- Colorado Homebuyers Must be in Privity of Contract with Developer to Assert Breach of Implied Warranty of Suitability.
- Colorado Homeowner Protection Act of 2010. Much ado about nothing or Trojan horse?
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado House Bill 17-1279 – A Misguided Attempt at Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado House Bill 20-1290 – Restriction on the Use of Failure to Cooperate Defense in First-Party Claims
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Legislature Considered Making CCPA Claims Drastically More Damaging to Construction Professionals: Why You Should Still Have Your Guard Up
- Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Approves New Setback Rules
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 12-181: 2012’s Version of a Prompt Pay Bill.
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 15-177: This Year’s Attempt at Reasonable Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Supreme Court Grants the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado Supreme Court Weighs in on Timeliness of Claims Against Subcontractors in Construction Defect Actions
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?
- Colorado’s Federal District Court Finds Carriers Have Joint and Several Defense Duties
- Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act and the Construction Industry
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Conflicts With Interest – A Novel by Michael Ruddy
- Contractual warranty agreements may preclude future tort recovery
- Court retains jurisdiction over mechanic’s lien case despite the merits being decided in arbitration.
- Coverage for construction defect claims in Colorado has taken yet another hit.
- Dave McLain named Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants for 2019
- Dave McLain to Present at an Upcoming Lunch & Learn Event on the State of the State’s Construction Industry
- Dave McLain to Speak at the CRG Lunch & Learn in June
- Dave McLain to Speak at the MBA’s Condominium Lending Workshop 2018
- David M. McLain asked to speak at the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association 2012 Annual Conference
- David M. McLain is a proud new member of the Council on Litigation Management.
- David M. McLain named Law Week Colorado’s 2015 Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants
- David M. McLain to Speak at a Construction Defect Claims Seminar in Colorado, June 24, 2010
- David M. McLain to Speak at the CLM Claims College – School of Construction – Scholarships Available
- David M. McLain to Speak at the CLM Claims College – School of Construction – Scholarships Available
- David M. McLain, Colorado Construction Litigation Attorney, to Speak at an Upcoming Construction Defect Seminar.
- David M. McLain, Esq. to Speak at the 2014 CLM Claims College
- Defend Now, Allocate Later? An Unresolved Tension in Colorado Construction Law
- Denver Metro Area Mayors Urge No Vote on SB 93 as Written.
- Denver’s Proposed Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis
- Derek Lindenschmidt named Law Week Colorado’s 2012 Barrister’s Best Construction-Defects Lawyer for the Defense
- DRCOG’s Findings on the Impact of Construction Defect Litigation Have Been Released (And the Results Should Not Surprise You)
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- First day of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- Follow Up on Colorado Senate Bill 11-068: Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Follow Up on Continental Western v. Shay Construction
- Four HHMR Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Editions of Best Lawyers®
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- HB 20-1046 – Private Retainage Reform – Postponed Indefinetely
- HB24-1014: A Warning Bell for Colorado Businesses Amid Potential Consumer Protection Changes
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys Steve Heisdorffer and Dave McLain Named to 2026 Super Lawyers List
- HHMR Attorneys to Present at an Upcoming CRG Builder Lunch & Learn – Reserve Your Seat Now
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming CRG Lunch & Learn
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming Seminar Regarding Managing Risk, Insurance, and a Legislative Overview
- HHMR has an Opening for a New Associate with 3-5 Years’ Experience
- HHMR is honored to have one of its attorneys named as a 2011 Colorado Super Lawyer and two others named as Rising Stars.
- HHMR is looking for an outstanding new associate.
- HHMR Makes its Mark on the 2012 Lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- HHMR welcomes Heather Anderson, Brady Iandiorio, and Chad Johnson to our firm.
- HHMR will work for diapers!
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in “55 Resources on State Construction Laws”
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in Construction Marketing Ideas’ List of Construction Blogs
- HHMR’s Overview of Construction Defect Litigation in Colorado.
- HHMR: A Retrospective — Chapter One (2001–2025)
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Announces Bret L. Cogdill as Special Counsel
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell is looking for the next great associate attorney to add to our growing litigation team.
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Promotes Derek J. Lindenschmidt to Partner
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Recognized in 2024 Best Law Firm® Rankings
- Hildebrand v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company – A Good Break for the Plaintiffs
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 Not Just for Individual Homeowners Anymore?
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- House Committee Kills Colorado’s 2015 Attainable Housing Bill
- Implied Warranty Claims–Not Just a Seller’s Risk: Builders Beware!
- Important Information Regarding Colorado Mechanic’s Lien Rights.
- In Colorado, Primary Insurers are Necessary Parties in Declaratory Judgment Actions.
- In Colorado, Repair Vendors Can Bring First-Party Bad Faith Actions For Amounts Owed From an Insurer
- In Colorado, you may now be able to recover attorneys’ fees and costs expended in piercing a corporate veil.
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors – Revisited
- Insurance Policy’s “No Voluntary Payment” Clauses Lose Some Bite in Colorado
- Insurer’s Duty to Defend: When is it Triggered? When is it Not?
- Interpreting Insurance Coverage and Exclusions: When Sudden means Sudden and EIFS means Faulty
- Is a Legislative Attack on Colorado Homebuilders Imminent?
- Is now really the time to bare it all? An analysis of the decision to discontinue insurance coverage in times when no new homes are being built.
- Is the U.S. Senate’s health care reform bad news for builders?
- Is There a Conflict of Interest When a CD Defense Attorney Becomes Coverage Counsel Post-Litigation?
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 1: It’s not looking good.
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 2: Did we go from bad to worse?
- ISO Rolls Out Colorado-Specific Insurance Forms in Response to the Colorado Anti-Indemnity Statute.
- Issue and Claim Preclusion When Forced to Litigate Similar Issues in Different Forums: White River Village, LLP v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
- It is time to clarify that plaintiffs in construction defect cases cannot recover more than 100% of their actual damages.
- Joinder vs. Misjoinder in Colorado Construction Claims: Roche Constructors v. One Beacon.
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: An Exception to the Four Corners Rule
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: Tenth Circuit Upholds the “Complaint Rule”
- Lafarge v. KECI and a Subcontractor’s Duty to Defend
- Land Planners Not Held to Professional Standard of Care
- Landmark Towers Association, Inc. v. UMB Bank, N.A. or: One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch
- Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions
- Lessons learned from a recent trial. Be careful about the evidence you are creating.
- Licensure for Common Interest Community Association Managers in Colorado: Should Construction Professionals and Their Insurers Support the Effort?
- Limitations of liability in subcontractors’ contracts may not be enforceable in Colorado to limit claims by construction professionals.
- Limitations on the Ability to Withdraw and De-Annex Property from a Common Interest Community
- Mid-Session Overview of Colorado’s 2017 Construction Defect Legislation
- Mr. David McLain to speak at the 2015 Claims College – School of Construction.
- Navigating Construction Defect Claims and Statutes of Limitation: Key Lessons from Stoecklein v. Fayette Farms
- New Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2011
- No Second Chance: Colorado Court of Appeals Bars Indemnity Claim Under Doctrine of Claim Preclusion
- Occurrence vs. Claims Made Insurance Policy Considerations for Construction Professionals
- One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?
- One Colorado Court Allows Negligence Claim by General Contractor Against Subcontractor
- Otteman v. Journey Homes, LLC.: Slipping Out of Contractual Arbitration Provisions
- Potential Extension of the Statutes of Limitation and Repose for Colorado Construction Defect Claims
- Protecting Expert Opinions: Lessons Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege and Expert Retention in Construction Litigation
- Questions about the effect of foreclosures on construction defect suits. Input requested.
- Read Carefully. The Insurance Coverage You Thought You Were Getting May Not Be The Coverage You Got.
- Real Case, Real Lessons: Understanding Builders’ Risk Insurance Limits
- Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
- Recoverability of prejudgment interest in Colorado construction defect lawsuits.
- Reflections on my recent trip to South Africa: There are no construction defect suits for tin shacks.
- Registration is Now Open for the 17th Anniversary West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
- Renovation Contractors: Be Careful How You Disclose Your Projects
- Request for help in building an e-mail distribution list for the upcoming Colorado legislative session.
- Requesting an Allocation Between Covered and Non-Covered Damages? [Do] Think Twice, It’s [Not Always] All Right.
- Responding to a Notice of Claim Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-803.5
- Risk Management for Condominium Conversions
- Scholarships Available for the 2018 CLM Claims College – School of Construction
- Scope of Arbitration Clauses and Waiver of Rights to Arbitration
- Senate Bill 11-264: The Clarification of Lien Bonding Statutes
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union
- Sheri H. Roswell to Speak at MC Consultants’ 16th Annual West Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference
- Smith v. Executive Custom Homes: Is the end of the repair doctrine in Colorado construction defect cases?
- Statute of Limitations Applicable to Claims Brought Under the Governmental Immunity Act
- Strategic Investigation and Thorough Advocacy Leads to Dismissal and Fee Recovery for National Builder
- Strategies for Managing Your Risk
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon: Adjustment of Verdicts to Account for Others’ Liability and Contractual Limitation of Liability Clauses
- Ten days until the start of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The Attack on Colorado’s Construction Industry Continues at the State Legislature
- The Case Behind Colorado HB 10-1394?
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The Colorado Supreme Court holds that loans made to a construction company are not subject to the Mechanic’s Lien Trust Fund Statute
- The Curious Case of the Three Year Statute of Limitations for Construction Earth Movers
- The Economic Loss Rule and the Disclosure of Latent Defects: In re the Estate of Carol S. Gattis
- The Economic Loss Rule: From Where Does the Duty Arise?
- The First Hearing on SB 177 Has Been Scheduled – Call to Action!
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation: A Redux
- The Need to Be Specific and Precise in Drafting Settling Agreements
- The New AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents: A Good Basis for Managing Risk on Green Building Projects
- The outlook for construction projects in Colorado is not too rosy.
- The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Greystone.
- The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms
- There is No Non-Delegable Duty on the Part of Residential Builders in Colorado
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Thermo Development v. Central Masonry Corp. Explained
- Thinking of lending money to your business? Think again. It could cost you a lot more than you think.
- This is why I practice law
- Travelers v. Larimer County and the Concept of Covered Cause of Loss
- Two more jury verdicts in Colorado construction defect lawsuits
- U.S. District Court holds that CDARA’s “actual damages” provision is a cap on damages, but not the only available measure of damages
- U.S. District Court of Colorado Interprets Insurance Policy’s Faulty Workmanship Exclusion and Exception for Ensuing Damage
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Denies Summary Judgment in the High Street Lofts Case.
- Unsigned Arbitration Agreements: Can They Be Enforced?
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Declarant Consent Provision to Amend Arbitration Out of Declarations
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: The Colorado Court of Appeals’ Decision Protecting a Declarant’s Right to Arbitration in Construction Defect Cases
- Wadsworth v. Regional Rail Partners — Verified Statements of Claim Under the Colorado Public Works Act
- West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar.
- What commercial property owners must know about protecting themselves from liens for work performed for tenants
- What happens after a construction defect suit settles?
- What to look for in subcontractor warranty endorsements
- When Can a General Contractor’s Knowledge be Imputed to a Developer?
- When Does a Claim Against an Insurance Carrier for Failing to Defend Accrue?
- When is Construction Put to Its “Intended Use”?
- When Rule 702 Motions Fail: A Close Look at AECOM v. Flatiron
- Will there be a construction defects bill in 2010? When will we know?
- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
- Win $500 For Your Favorite Charity: Connect with HHMR Online to Win.
- “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough
- Colorado construction litigation
- A Bill for an Act Concerning Workers’ Compensation – 2014 Edition
- A Closer Look at an HOA Board Member’s Duty to Homeowners
- A Downside of Associational Standing – HOA’s Claims Against Subcontractors Barred by Statute of Limitations.
- A New Exception to the Complaint Rule for Determining an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Colorado
- A New Trend Emerging Regarding the Definition of Ongoing Operations: Jaynes Corp. v. ASIC
- Acord Certificates of Liability Insurance: What They Don’t Tell You Can Hurt You
- Action Needed: HB24-1230 Spells Trouble for Colorado Construction Industry and its Insurers
- Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Trials
- Allowing the use of a general verdict form in a construction defect case could subject your client to prejudgment interest.
- An Analysis of the District Court Order on TCD v. AmFam.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- Analysis of the “owned property exclusion” under Panico v. State Farm
- Another Case Highlighting the Difference Between CGL Policies and Performance Bonds
- Another Colorado District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retroactively.
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Another Municipality Takes Action to Address the Lack of Condominiums Being Built in its Jurisdiction
- Appellate Court reverses district court’s finding of alter ego in Sedgwick Properties Development Corporation v. Christopher Hinds (2019WL2865935)
- Association Insurance Company v. Carbondale Glen Lot E-8, LLC: Federal Court reaffirms that there is no duty to defend or indemnify a builder for defective construction work
- At Long Last, the Colorado Legislature Gets Serious About Construction Defect Reform – In a Constructive Way
- Attorneys with HHMR, LLC Honored as 2010 Colorado Super Lawyer® and “Rising Stars”
- Become Familiar With Your CGL Policy Exclusions to Ensure You Are Covered: Wardcraft v. EMC.
- Beginning of the 2020 Colorado Legislative Session: Here We Go Again
- Beyond the Statute: How the Colorado Court Upheld Modified Accrual in Construction Contracts
- Builder’s Be Wary of Insurance Policies that Provide No Coverage for Building: Mt. Hawley Ins. Co v. Creek Side at Parker HOA
- Buyer Beware: Insurance Agents May Have No Duty to Sell Construction Contractors an Insurance Policy Covering Likely Claims
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- City of Aspen v. Burlingame Ranch II Condominium Owners Association: Clarifying the Application of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act
- Colorado Abandons the “Completed and Accepted Rule” in Favor of the “Foreseeability Rule” in Determining a Contractor’s Duty to a Third Party After Work Has Been Completed
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Second Update
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Update
- Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies “premises owned” exclusion commonly found in homeowners’ insurance policies
- Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered in Multi-Phase Construction Projects.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Decides the Triple Crown Case
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines Actual Damage Claims Under CDARA
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines “Substantial Completion” for Subcontractors’ Work so as to Shorten the Period of Time in Which They Can Be Sued
- Colorado Court of Appeals Enforces Limitations of Liability In Pre-Homeowner Protection Act Contracts
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals holds that insurance companies owe duty of prompt and effective communication to claimants and repair subcontractors.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on What Arbitration-Related Orders are Appealable
- Colorado Court of Appeals to Rule on Arbitrability of an HOA’s Construction Defect Claims
- Colorado Court of Appeals weighs in on the public impact element of a CCPA claim
- Colorado Court of Appeals’ decision regarding the statute of limitations applicable to construction defect claims.
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association to Host a Construction Defect Reform Legislative Preview on December 10th
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado HB 13-1090: Concerning Payment of Amounts Due Under a Construction Agreement
- Colorado Homebuyers Must be in Privity of Contract with Developer to Assert Breach of Implied Warranty of Suitability.
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado House Bill 17-1279 – A Misguided Attempt at Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado House Bill 20-1290 – Restriction on the Use of Failure to Cooperate Defense in First-Party Claims
- Colorado House Bill 25-1261 Will Skyrocket Housing Costs — Here’s Why You Should Oppose It
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Legislators Need to Fix Barriers to Attainable and Affordable Homeownership
- Colorado Legislature Considered Making CCPA Claims Drastically More Damaging to Construction Professionals: Why You Should Still Have Your Guard Up
- Colorado SB 15-177 UPDATE: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Refers Construction Defect Reform Bill to Full Senate
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 12-181: 2012’s Version of a Prompt Pay Bill.
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 15-177: This Year’s Attempt at Reasonable Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-157: A Gift to Plaintiffs’ Attorneys That Will Cost Colorado Businesses and Homebuyers
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-185: Preserving Homeowners’ Rights to Assert Negligence Claims Against Subcontractors and Design Professionals
- Colorado Supreme Court Grants the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?
- Colorado’s abbreviated legislative session offers builders a reprieve
- Colorado’s Federal District Court Finds Carriers Have Joint and Several Defense Duties
- Colorado’s Housing Crisis: How S.B. 25-131 Could Be a Step in the Right Direction
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Conflicts With Interest – A Novel by Michael Ruddy
- Contractual warranty agreements may preclude future tort recovery
- Court retains jurisdiction over mechanic’s lien case despite the merits being decided in arbitration.
- Coverage for construction defect claims in Colorado has taken yet another hit.
- Dave McLain named Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants for 2019
- Dave McLain to Present at an Upcoming Lunch & Learn Event on the State of the State’s Construction Industry
- Dave McLain to Speak at the CRG Lunch & Learn in June
- Dave McLain to Speak at the MBA’s Condominium Lending Workshop 2018
- David M. McLain is a proud new member of the Council on Litigation Management.
- David M. McLain named Law Week Colorado’s 2015 Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants
- David M. McLain to Speak at a Construction Defect Claims Seminar in Colorado, June 24, 2010
- David M. McLain to speak at next week’s Rocky Mountain Builder Conference & Expo
- David M. McLain to Speak at the CLM Claims College – School of Construction – Scholarships Available
- David M. McLain, Colorado Construction Litigation Attorney, to Speak at an Upcoming Construction Defect Seminar.
- David M. McLain, Esq. to Speak at the 2014 CLM Claims College
- Defend Now, Allocate Later? An Unresolved Tension in Colorado Construction Law
- Denver Metro Area Mayors Urge No Vote on SB 93 as Written.
- Derek Lindenschmidt named Law Week Colorado’s 2012 Barrister’s Best Construction-Defects Lawyer for the Defense
- Don’t Conspire to Build a Home…Wait…What?
- DRCOG’s Findings on the Impact of Construction Defect Litigation Have Been Released (And the Results Should Not Surprise You)
- DRI’s Construction Litigation Desk Reference Now Available.
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- Flushing Away Liability: What the Aqua Engineering Case Means for Contractors and Subcontractors
- Follow Up on Colorado Senate Bill 11-068: Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Follow Up on Continental Western v. Shay Construction
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- H.B. 10-1394: New Law Governing Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HB 20-1046 – Private Retainage Reform – Postponed Indefinetely
- HB24-1014: A Warning Bell for Colorado Businesses Amid Potential Consumer Protection Changes
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys Steve Heisdorffer and Dave McLain Named to 2026 Super Lawyers List
- HHMR Attorneys to Present at an Upcoming CRG Builder Lunch & Learn – Reserve Your Seat Now
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming CRG Lunch & Learn
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming Seminar Regarding Managing Risk, Insurance, and a Legislative Overview
- HHMR has an Opening for a New Associate with 3-5 Years’ Experience
- HHMR is honored to have one of its attorneys named as a 2011 Colorado Super Lawyer and two others named as Rising Stars.
- HHMR is looking for an outstanding new associate.
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- HHMR welcomes Heather Anderson, Brady Iandiorio, and Chad Johnson to our firm.
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in “55 Resources on State Construction Laws”
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in Construction Marketing Ideas’ List of Construction Blogs
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Announces Bret L. Cogdill as Special Counsel
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell is looking for the next great associate attorney to add to our growing litigation team.
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Promotes Derek J. Lindenschmidt to Partner
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Recognized in 2024 Best Law Firm® Rankings
- Hildebrand v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company – A Good Break for the Plaintiffs
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 Not Just for Individual Homeowners Anymore?
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- Implied Warranty Claims–Not Just a Seller’s Risk: Builders Beware!
- Important Information Regarding Colorado Mechanic’s Lien Rights.
- In Colorado, Primary Insurers are Necessary Parties in Declaratory Judgment Actions.
- In Colorado, Repair Vendors Can Bring First-Party Bad Faith Actions For Amounts Owed From an Insurer
- In Colorado, you may now be able to recover attorneys’ fees and costs expended in piercing a corporate veil.
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors – Revisited
- Insurance Policy’s “No Voluntary Payment” Clauses Lose Some Bite in Colorado
- Insurer’s Duty to Defend: When is it Triggered? When is it Not?
- Interpreting Insurance Coverage and Exclusions: When Sudden means Sudden and EIFS means Faulty
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Is a Legislative Attack on Colorado Homebuilders Imminent?
- Is now really the time to bare it all? An analysis of the decision to discontinue insurance coverage in times when no new homes are being built.
- Is There a Conflict of Interest When a CD Defense Attorney Becomes Coverage Counsel Post-Litigation?
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 1: It’s not looking good.
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 2: Did we go from bad to worse?
- ISO Rolls Out Colorado-Specific Insurance Forms in Response to the Colorado Anti-Indemnity Statute.
- Issue and Claim Preclusion When Forced to Litigate Similar Issues in Different Forums: White River Village, LLP v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
- It is time to clarify that plaintiffs in construction defect cases cannot recover more than 100% of their actual damages.
- Joinder vs. Misjoinder in Colorado Construction Claims: Roche Constructors v. One Beacon.
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: An Exception to the Four Corners Rule
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: Tenth Circuit Upholds the “Complaint Rule”
- Lafarge v. KECI and a Subcontractor’s Duty to Defend
- Land Planners Not Held to Professional Standard of Care
- Landmark Towers Association, Inc. v. UMB Bank, N.A. or: One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch
- Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions
- Lessons learned from a recent trial. Be careful about the evidence you are creating.
- Licensure for Common Interest Community Association Managers in Colorado: Should Construction Professionals and Their Insurers Support the Effort?
- Limitations of liability in subcontractors’ contracts may not be enforceable in Colorado to limit claims by construction professionals.
- Limitations on the Ability to Withdraw and De-Annex Property from a Common Interest Community
- Mid-Session Overview of Colorado’s 2017 Construction Defect Legislation
- Navigating Construction Defect Claims and Statutes of Limitation: Key Lessons from Stoecklein v. Fayette Farms
- New Law, Old Risks: Why Colorado’s H.B. 25-1272 May Backfire on Builders
- No Second Chance: Colorado Court of Appeals Bars Indemnity Claim Under Doctrine of Claim Preclusion
- One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?
- One Colorado Court Allows Negligence Claim by General Contractor Against Subcontractor
- Otteman v. Journey Homes, LLC.: Slipping Out of Contractual Arbitration Provisions
- Potential Extension of the Statutes of Limitation and Repose for Colorado Construction Defect Claims
- Preparing for the 2015 Colorado Legislative Session
- Press Release From the Colorado State Senate Regarding Senate Bill 91’s Passage Out of Committee
- Protecting Expert Opinions: Lessons Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege and Expert Retention in Construction Litigation
- Questions about the effect of foreclosures on construction defect suits. Input requested.
- Read Carefully. The Insurance Coverage You Thought You Were Getting May Not Be The Coverage You Got.
- Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
- Recoverability of prejudgment interest in Colorado construction defect lawsuits.
- Reflections on my recent trip to South Africa: There are no construction defect suits for tin shacks.
- Registration is Now Open for the 17th Anniversary West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
- Renovation Contractors: Be Careful How You Disclose Your Projects
- Request for help in building an e-mail distribution list for the upcoming Colorado legislative session.
- Requesting an Allocation Between Covered and Non-Covered Damages? [Do] Think Twice, It’s [Not Always] All Right.
- Responding to a Notice of Claim Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-803.5
- Risk Management for Condominium Conversions
- Scholarships Available for the 2018 CLM Claims College – School of Construction
- Scope of Arbitration Clauses and Waiver of Rights to Arbitration
- Senate Bill 11-264: The Clarification of Lien Bonding Statutes
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union
- Smith v. Executive Custom Homes: Is the end of the repair doctrine in Colorado construction defect cases?
- Statute of Limitations Applicable to Claims Brought Under the Governmental Immunity Act
- Strategic Investigation and Thorough Advocacy Leads to Dismissal and Fee Recovery for National Builder
- Strategies for Managing Your Risk
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon: Adjustment of Verdicts to Account for Others’ Liability and Contractual Limitation of Liability Clauses
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The Attack on Colorado’s Construction Industry Continues at the State Legislature
- The Case Behind Colorado HB 10-1394?
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The Colorado Supreme Court holds that loans made to a construction company are not subject to the Mechanic’s Lien Trust Fund Statute
- The Curious Case of the Three Year Statute of Limitations for Construction Earth Movers
- The Economic Loss Rule: From Where Does the Duty Arise?
- The First Hearing on SB 177 Has Been Scheduled – Call to Action!
- The Goal Is the Repair, Not the Lawsuit: What Colorado HOA Boards Should Consider Before Suing a Builder
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation: A Redux
- The Need to Be Specific and Precise in Drafting Settling Agreements
- The New AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents: A Good Basis for Managing Risk on Green Building Projects
- The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Greystone.
- The Vallagio HOA Appeals the Decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals.
- The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms
- There is No Non-Delegable Duty on the Part of Residential Builders in Colorado
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Thermo Development v. Central Masonry Corp. Explained
- Thinking of lending money to your business? Think again. It could cost you a lot more than you think.
- This is why I practice law
- Travelers v. Larimer County and the Concept of Covered Cause of Loss
- Two more jury verdicts in Colorado construction defect lawsuits
- U.S. District Court holds that CDARA’s “actual damages” provision is a cap on damages, but not the only available measure of damages
- U.S. District Court of Colorado Interprets Insurance Policy’s Faulty Workmanship Exclusion and Exception for Ensuing Damage
- United States District Court Confirms That Insurers Can Be Held Liable Under The CCPA.
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Denies Summary Judgment in the High Street Lofts Case.
- Unsigned Arbitration Agreements: Can They Be Enforced?
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Declarant Consent Provision to Amend Arbitration Out of Declarations
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: The Colorado Court of Appeals’ Decision Protecting a Declarant’s Right to Arbitration in Construction Defect Cases
- Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. v. Antero Treatment LLC: Colorado Court of Appeals Addresses Fraud in Design-Build Contracts
- Verdict in a recent case involving a trip-and-fall accident on construction site.
- Wadsworth v. Regional Rail Partners — Verified Statements of Claim Under the Colorado Public Works Act
- Welcome to the new blog.
- What commercial property owners must know about protecting themselves from liens for work performed for tenants
- What to look for in subcontractor warranty endorsements
- When Can a General Contractor’s Knowledge be Imputed to a Developer?
- When Does a Claim Against an Insurance Carrier for Failing to Defend Accrue?
- When is Construction Put to Its “Intended Use”?
- When Rule 702 Motions Fail: A Close Look at AECOM v. Flatiron
- Why builders should reconsider arbitration clauses in construction contracts
- Will there be a construction defects bill in 2010? When will we know?
- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
- Win $500 For Your Favorite Charity: Connect with HHMR Online to Win.
- “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Colorado House Bill 20-1290
- Colorado legislative session
- Colorado Mechanic's Liens
- Colorado Supreme Court
- construction defect
- A Closer Look at an HOA Board Member’s Duty to Homeowners
- A Downside of Associational Standing – HOA’s Claims Against Subcontractors Barred by Statute of Limitations.
- A New Exception to the Complaint Rule for Determining an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Colorado
- A New Trend Emerging Regarding the Definition of Ongoing Operations: Jaynes Corp. v. ASIC
- A new way to discover parties’ insurance policies?
- Action Needed: HB24-1230 Spells Trouble for Colorado Construction Industry and its Insurers
- Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Trials
- Allowing the use of a general verdict form in a construction defect case could subject your client to prejudgment interest.
- An Analysis of the District Court Order on TCD v. AmFam.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- Analysis of the “owned property exclusion” under Panico v. State Farm
- Another Case Highlighting the Difference Between CGL Policies and Performance Bonds
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Another jury verdict adverse to a builder.
- Another Municipality Takes Action to Address the Lack of Condominiums Being Built in its Jurisdiction
- Appellate Court reverses district court’s finding of alter ego in Sedgwick Properties Development Corporation v. Christopher Hinds (2019WL2865935)
- Association Insurance Company v. Carbondale Glen Lot E-8, LLC: Federal Court reaffirms that there is no duty to defend or indemnify a builder for defective construction work
- At Long Last, the Colorado Legislature Gets Serious About Construction Defect Reform – In a Constructive Way
- Attorneys with HHMR, LLC Honored as 2010 Colorado Super Lawyer® and “Rising Stars”
- Become Familiar With Your CGL Policy Exclusions to Ensure You Are Covered: Wardcraft v. EMC.
- Beyond the Statute: How the Colorado Court Upheld Modified Accrual in Construction Contracts
- Builder’s Be Wary of Insurance Policies that Provide No Coverage for Building: Mt. Hawley Ins. Co v. Creek Side at Parker HOA
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- Colorado Appeals Court Clarifies “Control” Exception to Statute of Repose
- Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered in Multi-Phase Construction Projects.
- Colorado Court of Appeals confirms senior living communities as “residential properties” for purposes of the Homeowner Protection Act.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Decides the Triple Crown Case
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines Actual Damage Claims Under CDARA
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines “Substantial Completion” for Subcontractors’ Work so as to Shorten the Period of Time in Which They Can Be Sued
- Colorado Court of Appeals Enforces Limitations of Liability In Pre-Homeowner Protection Act Contracts
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals holds that insurance companies owe duty of prompt and effective communication to claimants and repair subcontractors.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Rejects Retroactive Application of C.R.S. § 13-20-808.
- Colorado Court of Appeals to Rule on Arbitrability of an HOA’s Construction Defect Claims
- Colorado Court of Appeals’ decision regarding the statute of limitations applicable to construction defect claims.
- Colorado Homeowner Protection Act of 2010. Much ado about nothing or Trojan horse?
- Colorado House Bill 20-1290 – Restriction on the Use of Failure to Cooperate Defense in First-Party Claims
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Legislators Need to Fix Barriers to Attainable and Affordable Homeownership
- Colorado Legislature Considered Making CCPA Claims Drastically More Damaging to Construction Professionals: Why You Should Still Have Your Guard Up
- Colorado SB 15-177 UPDATE: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Refers Construction Defect Reform Bill to Full Senate
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 15-177: This Year’s Attempt at Reasonable Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-185: Preserving Homeowners’ Rights to Assert Negligence Claims Against Subcontractors and Design Professionals
- Colorado Supreme Court Grants the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado Supreme Court Weighs in on Timeliness of Claims Against Subcontractors in Construction Defect Actions
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Coloradoans Deserve More Than Hyperbole and Rhetoric From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys; We Deserve Attainable Housing
- Colorado’s abbreviated legislative session offers builders a reprieve
- Colorado’s Federal District Court Finds Carriers Have Joint and Several Defense Duties
- Colorado’s Housing Crisis: How S.B. 25-131 Could Be a Step in the Right Direction
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Conflicts With Interest – A Novel by Michael Ruddy
- Contractual warranty agreements may preclude future tort recovery
- Coverage for construction defect claims in Colorado has taken yet another hit.
- Dave McLain to Speak at the MBA’s Condominium Lending Workshop 2018
- David M. McLain named Law Week Colorado’s 2015 Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants
- David M. McLain to Speak at a Construction Defect Claims Seminar in Colorado, June 24, 2010
- David M. McLain to speak at next week’s Rocky Mountain Builder Conference & Expo
- David McLain recognized among the Best Lawyers in America© for 2021
- Denver Metro Area Mayors Urge No Vote on SB 93 as Written.
- Derek Lindenschmidt named Law Week Colorado’s 2012 Barrister’s Best Construction-Defects Lawyer for the Defense
- Don’t Conspire to Build a Home…Wait…What?
- DRCOG’s Findings on the Impact of Construction Defect Litigation Have Been Released (And the Results Should Not Surprise You)
- DRI’s Construction Litigation Desk Reference Now Available.
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- First day of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- Follow Up on Colorado Senate Bill 11-068: Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming CRG Lunch & Learn
- HHMR has an Opening for a New Associate with 3-5 Years’ Experience
- HHMR is looking for an outstanding new associate.
- HHMR’s Overview of Construction Defect Litigation in Colorado.
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell is looking for the next great associate attorney to add to our growing litigation team.
- Hildebrand v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company – A Good Break for the Plaintiffs
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 Not Just for Individual Homeowners Anymore?
- House Committee Kills Colorado’s 2015 Attainable Housing Bill
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors – Revisited
- Interpreting Insurance Coverage and Exclusions: When Sudden means Sudden and EIFS means Faulty
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Is now really the time to bare it all? An analysis of the decision to discontinue insurance coverage in times when no new homes are being built.
- Is There a Conflict of Interest When a CD Defense Attorney Becomes Coverage Counsel Post-Litigation?
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 1: It’s not looking good.
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 2: Did we go from bad to worse?
- ISO Rolls Out Colorado-Specific Insurance Forms in Response to the Colorado Anti-Indemnity Statute.
- It is time to clarify that plaintiffs in construction defect cases cannot recover more than 100% of their actual damages.
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: An Exception to the Four Corners Rule
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: Tenth Circuit Upholds the “Complaint Rule”
- Lafarge v. KECI and a Subcontractor’s Duty to Defend
- Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions
- Lessons learned from a recent trial. Be careful about the evidence you are creating.
- Licensure for Common Interest Community Association Managers in Colorado: Should Construction Professionals and Their Insurers Support the Effort?
- Limitations of liability in subcontractors’ contracts may not be enforceable in Colorado to limit claims by construction professionals.
- Limitations on the Ability to Withdraw and De-Annex Property from a Common Interest Community
- Navigating Construction Defect Claims and Statutes of Limitation: Key Lessons from Stoecklein v. Fayette Farms
- New Law, Old Risks: Why Colorado’s H.B. 25-1272 May Backfire on Builders
- Not All Warranty E-Mails Are Notices of Claim
- One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?
- One Colorado Court Allows Negligence Claim by General Contractor Against Subcontractor
- Preparing for the 2015 Colorado Legislative Session
- Press Release From the Colorado State Senate Regarding Senate Bill 91’s Passage Out of Committee
- Questions about the effect of foreclosures on construction defect suits. Input requested.
- Read Carefully. The Insurance Coverage You Thought You Were Getting May Not Be The Coverage You Got.
- Recoverability of prejudgment interest in Colorado construction defect lawsuits.
- Reflections on my recent trip to South Africa: There are no construction defect suits for tin shacks.
- Registration is Now Open for the 17th Anniversary West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
- Renovation Contractors: Be Careful How You Disclose Your Projects
- Requesting an Allocation Between Covered and Non-Covered Damages? [Do] Think Twice, It’s [Not Always] All Right.
- Responding to a Notice of Claim Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-803.5
- Risk Management for Condominium Conversions
- Scholarships Available for the 2018 CLM Claims College – School of Construction
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union
- Smith v. Executive Custom Homes: Is the end of the repair doctrine in Colorado construction defect cases?
- Statute of Limitations Applicable to Claims Brought Under the Governmental Immunity Act
- Strategies for Managing Your Risk
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon: Adjustment of Verdicts to Account for Others’ Liability and Contractual Limitation of Liability Clauses
- Ten days until the start of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The Attack on Colorado’s Construction Industry Continues at the State Legislature
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The Curious Case of the Three Year Statute of Limitations for Construction Earth Movers
- The Economic Loss Rule and the Disclosure of Latent Defects: In re the Estate of Carol S. Gattis
- The First Hearing on SB 177 Has Been Scheduled – Call to Action!
- The Goal Is the Repair, Not the Lawsuit: What Colorado HOA Boards Should Consider Before Suing a Builder
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation: A Redux
- The Need to Be Specific and Precise in Drafting Settling Agreements
- The Vallagio HOA Appeals the Decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals.
- The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms
- There is No Non-Delegable Duty on the Part of Residential Builders in Colorado
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Thermo Development v. Central Masonry Corp. Explained
- Tougher for Insurance Carriers to Reserve the Right to Recoup Litigation Costs in Wyoming.
- Travelers v. Larimer County and the Concept of Covered Cause of Loss
- Two more jury verdicts in Colorado construction defect lawsuits
- U.S. District Court holds that CDARA’s “actual damages” provision is a cap on damages, but not the only available measure of damages
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Denies Summary Judgment in the High Street Lofts Case.
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Declarant Consent Provision to Amend Arbitration Out of Declarations
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: The Colorado Court of Appeals’ Decision Protecting a Declarant’s Right to Arbitration in Construction Defect Cases
- Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. v. Antero Treatment LLC: Colorado Court of Appeals Addresses Fraud in Design-Build Contracts
- Welcome to the new blog.
- What happens after a construction defect suit settles?
- What to look for in subcontractor warranty endorsements
- When Can a General Contractor’s Knowledge be Imputed to a Developer?
- When is Construction Put to Its “Intended Use”?
- When “Normal Cracking” Isn’t So Normal: Parra v. Gillaspie Construction and the Two-Year Clock on Construction Defect Claims
- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
- “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough
- construction defect legislation
- Action Needed: HB24-1230 Spells Trouble for Colorado Construction Industry and its Insurers
- Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Trials
- An Analysis of the District Court Order on TCD v. AmFam.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- Another Colorado District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retroactively.
- Another Municipality Takes Action to Address the Lack of Condominiums Being Built in its Jurisdiction
- At Long Last, the Colorado Legislature Gets Serious About Construction Defect Reform – In a Constructive Way
- Beyond the Statute: How the Colorado Court Upheld Modified Accrual in Construction Contracts
- Bill addressing construction defects likely will return.
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered in Multi-Phase Construction Projects.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals Rejects Retroactive Application of C.R.S. § 13-20-808.
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association to Host a Construction Defect Reform Legislative Preview on December 10th
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado Homeowner Protection Act of 2010. Much ado about nothing or Trojan horse?
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado House Bill 17-1279 – A Misguided Attempt at Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado House Bill 25-1261 Will Skyrocket Housing Costs — Here’s Why You Should Oppose It
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Legislators Need to Fix Barriers to Attainable and Affordable Homeownership
- Colorado Legislature Considered Making CCPA Claims Drastically More Damaging to Construction Professionals: Why You Should Still Have Your Guard Up
- Colorado SB 15-177 UPDATE: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Refers Construction Defect Reform Bill to Full Senate
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 15-177: This Year’s Attempt at Reasonable Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-157: A Gift to Plaintiffs’ Attorneys That Will Cost Colorado Businesses and Homebuyers
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-185: Preserving Homeowners’ Rights to Assert Negligence Claims Against Subcontractors and Design Professionals
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Coloradoans Deserve More Than Hyperbole and Rhetoric From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys; We Deserve Attainable Housing
- Colorado’s abbreviated legislative session offers builders a reprieve
- Colorado’s Housing Crisis: How S.B. 25-131 Could Be a Step in the Right Direction
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Dave McLain to Present at an Upcoming Lunch & Learn Event on the State of the State’s Construction Industry
- Dave McLain to Speak at the CRG Lunch & Learn in June
- Dave McLain to Speak at the MBA’s Condominium Lending Workshop 2018
- David M. McLain to Speak at the CLM Claims College – School of Construction – Scholarships Available
- David M. McLain, Colorado Construction Litigation Attorney, to Speak at an Upcoming Construction Defect Seminar.
- Denver Metro Area Mayors Urge No Vote on SB 93 as Written.
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- Exploring the Initial Impact of Colorado HB 10-1394: Crossen v. American Family Mutual Insurance
- First day of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- Follow Up on Colorado Senate Bill 11-068: Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- H.B. 10-1394: New Law Governing Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys Steve Heisdorffer and Dave McLain Named to 2026 Super Lawyers List
- HHMR Attorneys to Present at an Upcoming CRG Builder Lunch & Learn – Reserve Your Seat Now
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 Not Just for Individual Homeowners Anymore?
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- House Committee Kills Colorado’s 2015 Attainable Housing Bill
- Introduction of the Construction Defects Bill Has Been Stalled! Call or Email Senate & House Leadership Today!
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Is a Legislative Attack on Colorado Homebuilders Imminent?
- Is the U.S. Senate’s health care reform bad news for builders?
- ISO Rolls Out Colorado-Specific Insurance Forms in Response to the Colorado Anti-Indemnity Statute.
- It is time to clarify that plaintiffs in construction defect cases cannot recover more than 100% of their actual damages.
- Mid-Session Overview of Colorado’s 2017 Construction Defect Legislation
- New Law, Old Risks: Why Colorado’s H.B. 25-1272 May Backfire on Builders
- Not All Warranty E-Mails Are Notices of Claim
- Potential Extension of the Statutes of Limitation and Repose for Colorado Construction Defect Claims
- Preparing for the 2015 Colorado Legislative Session
- Press Release From the Colorado State Senate Regarding Senate Bill 91’s Passage Out of Committee
- Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
- Request for help in building an e-mail distribution list for the upcoming Colorado legislative session.
- Revisiting Boulder Plaza: Appeal Affirmed and Cert. Denied
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- Ten days until the start of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The Attack on Colorado’s Construction Industry Continues at the State Legislature
- The Case Behind Colorado HB 10-1394?
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The First Hearing on SB 177 Has Been Scheduled – Call to Action!
- The Goal Is the Repair, Not the Lawsuit: What Colorado HOA Boards Should Consider Before Suing a Builder
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The outlook for construction projects in Colorado is not too rosy.
- The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Will there be a construction defects bill in 2010? When will we know?
- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
- Construction Defect Speakers
- construction insurance
- A Bill for an Act Concerning Workers’ Compensation – 2014 Edition
- A New Exception to the Complaint Rule for Determining an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Colorado
- A New Trend Emerging Regarding the Definition of Ongoing Operations: Jaynes Corp. v. ASIC
- Acord Certificates of Liability Insurance: What They Don’t Tell You Can Hurt You
- Acuity v. Kinsale Insurance Company: Co-Carrier Obligations and Subrogation under Colorado Law
- An Analysis of the District Court Order on TCD v. AmFam.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- An Arapahoe County District Court Retroactively Applies C.R.S. § 13-20-808 (HB 10-1394).
- Analysis of the “owned property exclusion” under Panico v. State Farm
- Another Case Highlighting the Difference Between CGL Policies and Performance Bonds
- Another Colorado District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retroactively.
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Association Insurance Company v. Carbondale Glen Lot E-8, LLC: Federal Court reaffirms that there is no duty to defend or indemnify a builder for defective construction work
- Become Familiar With Your CGL Policy Exclusions to Ensure You Are Covered: Wardcraft v. EMC.
- Buyer Beware: Insurance Agents May Have No Duty to Sell Construction Contractors an Insurance Policy Covering Likely Claims
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals holds that insurance companies owe duty of prompt and effective communication to claimants and repair subcontractors.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Rejects Retroactive Application of C.R.S. § 13-20-808.
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado’s Federal District Court Finds Carriers Have Joint and Several Defense Duties
- Conflicts With Interest – A Novel by Michael Ruddy
- Contractual Impartiality Requires an Appraiser to be Unbiased, Disinterested, and Unswayed by Personal Interest
- Coverage Confusion: When Your Insurance Broker Gets It Wrong
- David M. McLain to speak at next week’s Rocky Mountain Builder Conference & Expo
- Defend Now, Allocate Later? An Unresolved Tension in Colorado Construction Law
- Exploring the Initial Impact of Colorado HB 10-1394: Crossen v. American Family Mutual Insurance
- Follow Up on Continental Western v. Shay Construction
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- H.B. 10-1394: New Law Governing Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming Seminar Regarding Managing Risk, Insurance, and a Legislative Overview
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- Hildebrand v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company – A Good Break for the Plaintiffs
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- In Colorado, Primary Insurers are Necessary Parties in Declaratory Judgment Actions.
- In Colorado, Repair Vendors Can Bring First-Party Bad Faith Actions For Amounts Owed From an Insurer
- Insurance Policy’s “No Voluntary Payment” Clauses Lose Some Bite in Colorado
- Insurer’s Duty to Defend: When is it Triggered? When is it Not?
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Is now really the time to bare it all? An analysis of the decision to discontinue insurance coverage in times when no new homes are being built.
- Is There a Conflict of Interest When a CD Defense Attorney Becomes Coverage Counsel Post-Litigation?
- ISO Rolls Out Colorado-Specific Insurance Forms in Response to the Colorado Anti-Indemnity Statute.
- Joinder vs. Misjoinder in Colorado Construction Claims: Roche Constructors v. One Beacon.
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: An Exception to the Four Corners Rule
- Limitations on the Ability to Withdraw and De-Annex Property from a Common Interest Community
- Mid-Session Overview of Colorado’s 2017 Construction Defect Legislation
- Occurrence vs. Claims Made Insurance Policy Considerations for Construction Professionals
- Protecting Expert Opinions: Lessons Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege and Expert Retention in Construction Litigation
- Read Carefully. The Insurance Coverage You Thought You Were Getting May Not Be The Coverage You Got.
- Real Case, Real Lessons: Understanding Builders’ Risk Insurance Limits
- Revisiting Boulder Plaza: Appeal Affirmed and Cert. Denied
- Risk Management for Condominium Conversions
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union
- Sheri H. Roswell to Speak at MC Consultants’ 16th Annual West Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference
- The 2024 Colorado Legislative Session Promises to be a Busy One for the Construction Industry and its Insurers
- The Case Behind Colorado HB 10-1394?
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The Need to Be Specific and Precise in Drafting Settling Agreements
- The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Greystone.
- Tougher for Insurance Carriers to Reserve the Right to Recoup Litigation Costs in Wyoming.
- Travelers v. Larimer County and the Concept of Covered Cause of Loss
- U.S. District Court of Colorado Interprets Insurance Policy’s Faulty Workmanship Exclusion and Exception for Ensuing Damage
- United States District Court Confirms That Insurers Can Be Held Liable Under The CCPA.
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Denies Summary Judgment in the High Street Lofts Case.
- What to look for in subcontractor warranty endorsements
- When Does a Claim Against an Insurance Carrier for Failing to Defend Accrue?
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- A Bill for an Act Concerning Workers’ Compensation – 2014 Edition
- Action Needed: HB24-1230 Spells Trouble for Colorado Construction Industry and its Insurers
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- Another Colorado District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retroactively.
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Appellate Court reverses district court’s finding of alter ego in Sedgwick Properties Development Corporation v. Christopher Hinds (2019WL2865935)
- At Long Last, the Colorado Legislature Gets Serious About Construction Defect Reform – In a Constructive Way
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association to Host a Construction Defect Reform Legislative Preview on December 10th
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado HB 13-1090: Concerning Payment of Amounts Due Under a Construction Agreement
- Colorado Homeowner Protection Act of 2010. Much ado about nothing or Trojan horse?
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado House Bill 17-1279 – A Misguided Attempt at Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado House Bill 25-1261 Will Skyrocket Housing Costs — Here’s Why You Should Oppose It
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Legislators Need to Fix Barriers to Attainable and Affordable Homeownership
- Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Approves New Setback Rules
- Colorado SB 15-177 UPDATE: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Refers Construction Defect Reform Bill to Full Senate
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 12-181: 2012’s Version of a Prompt Pay Bill.
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 25-185: Preserving Homeowners’ Rights to Assert Negligence Claims Against Subcontractors and Design Professionals
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?
- Coloradoans Deserve More Than Hyperbole and Rhetoric From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys; We Deserve Attainable Housing
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Coverage for construction defect claims in Colorado has taken yet another hit.
- Dave McLain to Present at an Upcoming Lunch & Learn Event on the State of the State’s Construction Industry
- Dave McLain to Speak at the CRG Lunch & Learn in June
- David M. McLain to speak at next week’s Rocky Mountain Builder Conference & Expo
- Defend Now, Allocate Later? An Unresolved Tension in Colorado Construction Law
- Denver Metro Area Mayors Urge No Vote on SB 93 as Written.
- Denver’s Proposed Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis
- DRCOG’s Findings on the Impact of Construction Defect Litigation Have Been Released (And the Results Should Not Surprise You)
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- Exploring the Initial Impact of Colorado HB 10-1394: Crossen v. American Family Mutual Insurance
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- H.B. 10-1394: New Law Governing Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HB 20-1046 – Private Retainage Reform – Postponed Indefinetely
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming Seminar Regarding Managing Risk, Insurance, and a Legislative Overview
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- House Committee Kills Colorado’s 2015 Attainable Housing Bill
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Landmark Towers Association, Inc. v. UMB Bank, N.A. or: One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch
- Limitations of liability in subcontractors’ contracts may not be enforceable in Colorado to limit claims by construction professionals.
- Mid-Session Overview of Colorado’s 2017 Construction Defect Legislation
- New Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2011
- One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?
- Preparing for the 2015 Colorado Legislative Session
- Press Release From the Colorado State Senate Regarding Senate Bill 91’s Passage Out of Committee
- Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
- Senate Bill 11-264: The Clarification of Lien Bonding Statutes
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Sheri H. Roswell to Speak at MC Consultants’ 16th Annual West Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The 2024 Colorado Legislative Session Promises to be a Busy One for the Construction Industry and its Insurers
- The Attack on Colorado’s Construction Industry Continues at the State Legislature
- The Case Behind Colorado HB 10-1394?
- The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a statutory notice of claim triggers an insurer’s duty to defend.
- The First Hearing on SB 177 Has Been Scheduled – Call to Action!
- The Goal Is the Repair, Not the Lawsuit: What Colorado HOA Boards Should Consider Before Suing a Builder
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The outlook for construction projects in Colorado is not too rosy.
- The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Greystone.
- The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Will affordable housing ever come back to Colorado?
- Will there be a construction defects bill in 2010? When will we know?
- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
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- A Bill for an Act Concerning Workers’ Compensation – 2014 Edition
- A Downside of Associational Standing – HOA’s Claims Against Subcontractors Barred by Statute of Limitations.
- A New Exception to the Complaint Rule for Determining an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Colorado
- A New Trend Emerging Regarding the Definition of Ongoing Operations: Jaynes Corp. v. ASIC
- Acord Certificates of Liability Insurance: What They Don’t Tell You Can Hurt You
- Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Trials
- Allowing the use of a general verdict form in a construction defect case could subject your client to prejudgment interest.
- An Arapahoe County District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retrospectively
- Analysis of the “owned property exclusion” under Panico v. State Farm
- Another Case Highlighting the Difference Between CGL Policies and Performance Bonds
- Another Colorado District Court Refuses to Apply HB 10-1394 Retroactively.
- Another district court weighs in on the impact of HB 10-1394.
- Another Municipality Takes Action to Address the Lack of Condominiums Being Built in its Jurisdiction
- Appellate Court reverses district court’s finding of alter ego in Sedgwick Properties Development Corporation v. Christopher Hinds (2019WL2865935)
- Association Insurance Company v. Carbondale Glen Lot E-8, LLC: Federal Court reaffirms that there is no duty to defend or indemnify a builder for defective construction work
- Attorneys with HHMR, LLC Honored as 2010 Colorado Super Lawyer® and “Rising Stars”
- Become Familiar With Your CGL Policy Exclusions to Ensure You Are Covered: Wardcraft v. EMC.
- Beyond the Statute: How the Colorado Court Upheld Modified Accrual in Construction Contracts
- Builder’s Be Wary of Insurance Policies that Provide No Coverage for Building: Mt. Hawley Ins. Co v. Creek Side at Parker HOA
- Buyer Beware: Insurance Agents May Have No Duty to Sell Construction Contractors an Insurance Policy Covering Likely Claims
- CAHB’s Position Statement Regarding SB 13-52
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Second Update
- Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project: Update
- Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies “premises owned” exclusion commonly found in homeowners’ insurance policies
- Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered in Multi-Phase Construction Projects.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Decides the Triple Crown Case
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines Actual Damage Claims Under CDARA
- Colorado Court of Appeals Defines “Substantial Completion” for Subcontractors’ Work so as to Shorten the Period of Time in Which They Can Be Sued
- Colorado Court of Appeals Enforces Limitations of Liability In Pre-Homeowner Protection Act Contracts
- Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Damages to Non-Defective Property Arising From Defective Construction Covered Under Commercial General Liability Policy
- Colorado Court of Appeals holds that insurance companies owe duty of prompt and effective communication to claimants and repair subcontractors.
- Colorado Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on What Arbitration-Related Orders are Appealable
- Colorado Court of Appeals to Rule on Arbitrability of an HOA’s Construction Defect Claims
- Colorado Court of Appeals’ decision regarding the statute of limitations applicable to construction defect claims.
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association to Host a Construction Defect Reform Legislative Preview on December 10th
- Colorado HB 10-1394 Passed out of Committee and Onto the Senate Floor
- Colorado HB 10-1394 passes out of the legislature and moves on to the Governor, again
- Colorado HB 13-1090: Concerning Payment of Amounts Due Under a Construction Agreement
- Colorado House Bill 10-1394 Passes Out of the House and Moves on to the Senate
- Colorado House Bill 17-1279 – A Misguided Attempt at Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Approves New Setback Rules
- Colorado SB 15-177 UPDATE: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Refers Construction Defect Reform Bill to Full Senate
- Colorado Senate Bill 11-68 Proposes Unwarranted Changes to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
- Colorado Senate Bill 12-181: 2012’s Version of a Prompt Pay Bill.
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Dies in Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052 Has Been Scheduled for its First Hearing April 15th in the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013.”
- Colorado Senate Bill 15-177: This Year’s Attempt at Reasonable Construction Defect Reform
- Colorado Supreme Court Grants the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes
- Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
- Colorado Supreme Court Weighs in on Timeliness of Claims Against Subcontractors in Construction Defect Actions
- Colorado’s legislature is back in action. What does this mean for Colorado’s construction professionals?
- Coloradoans Deserve More Than Hyperbole and Rhetoric From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys; We Deserve Attainable Housing
- Colorado’s Federal District Court Finds Carriers Have Joint and Several Defense Duties
- Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act and the Construction Industry
- Commerce City Enacts Reform to Increase For-Sale Multifamily Housing.
- Conflicts With Interest – A Novel by Michael Ruddy
- Contractual warranty agreements may preclude future tort recovery
- Court retains jurisdiction over mechanic’s lien case despite the merits being decided in arbitration.
- Coverage for construction defect claims in Colorado has taken yet another hit.
- Dave McLain to Present at an Upcoming Lunch & Learn Event on the State of the State’s Construction Industry
- Dave McLain to Speak at the CRG Lunch & Learn in June
- Dave McLain to Speak at the MBA’s Condominium Lending Workshop 2018
- David M. McLain asked to speak at the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association 2012 Annual Conference
- David M. McLain is a proud new member of the Council on Litigation Management.
- David M. McLain named Law Week Colorado’s 2015 Barrister’s Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants
- David M. McLain to Speak at a Construction Defect Claims Seminar in Colorado, June 24, 2010
- David M. McLain to speak at next week’s Rocky Mountain Builder Conference & Expo
- David M. McLain to Speak at the CLM Claims College – School of Construction – Scholarships Available
- David M. McLain, Colorado Construction Litigation Attorney, to Speak at an Upcoming Construction Defect Seminar.
- Denver’s Minimum Wage: How a Small Payroll Mistake Can Become a Big Problem for Colorado Contractors
- Denver’s Proposed Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis
- Derek Lindenschmidt named Law Week Colorado’s 2012 Barrister’s Best Construction-Defects Lawyer for the Defense
- DRCOG’s Findings on the Impact of Construction Defect Litigation Have Been Released (And the Results Should Not Surprise You)
- DRI’s Construction Litigation Desk Reference Now Available.
- End of Colorado Senate Bill 11-068
- Exploring the Initial Impact of Colorado HB 10-1394: Crossen v. American Family Mutual Insurance
- First day of the 2010 Colorado legislative session.
- Follow Up on Continental Western v. Shay Construction
- Four HHMR Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Editions of Best Lawyers®
- General Contractor/Developer May Not Rely on the Homeowner Protection Act to Avoid a Waiver of Consequential Damages in an AIA Contract
- Governor Ritter Signs HB 10-1394 Into Law
- HB 10-1394 – A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals
- HB 20-1046 – Private Retainage Reform – Postponed Indefinetely
- HB24-1014: A Warning Bell for Colorado Businesses Amid Potential Consumer Protection Changes
- HBA of Metro Denver speaks out about Colorado House Bill 10-1394.
- HHMR Attorneys to Present at an Upcoming CRG Builder Lunch & Learn – Reserve Your Seat Now
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming CRG Lunch & Learn
- HHMR Attorneys to Speak at an Upcoming Seminar Regarding Managing Risk, Insurance, and a Legislative Overview
- HHMR has an Opening for a New Associate with 3-5 Years’ Experience
- HHMR is honored to have one of its attorneys named as a 2011 Colorado Super Lawyer and two others named as Rising Stars.
- HHMR is looking for an outstanding new associate.
- HHMR Makes its Mark on the 2012 Lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- HHMR Meets with the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association regarding Colorado HB 10-1394
- HHMR welcomes Heather Anderson, Brady Iandiorio, and Chad Johnson to our firm.
- HHMR will work for diapers!
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in “55 Resources on State Construction Laws”
- HHMR’s Blog Listed in Construction Marketing Ideas’ List of Construction Blogs
- HHMR: A Retrospective — Chapter One (2001–2025)
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Announces Bret L. Cogdill as Special Counsel
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell is looking for the next great associate attorney to add to our growing litigation team.
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Promotes Derek J. Lindenschmidt to Partner
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Recognized in 2024 Best Law Firm® Rankings
- Hildebrand v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company – A Good Break for the Plaintiffs
- HOA Coalition Statement on Construction-Defects Transparency Legislation
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 Not Just for Individual Homeowners Anymore?
- House Bill 10-1394 Continues its Journey Through the Colorado Legislature
- House Committee Kills Colorado’s 2015 Attainable Housing Bill
- In Colorado, Primary Insurers are Necessary Parties in Declaratory Judgment Actions.
- In Colorado, Repair Vendors Can Bring First-Party Bad Faith Actions For Amounts Owed From an Insurer
- In Colorado, you may now be able to recover attorneys’ fees and costs expended in piercing a corporate veil.
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors
- In Re Golba: The Knaubs v. Golba and Rollison, Debtors – Revisited
- Insurance Policy’s “No Voluntary Payment” Clauses Lose Some Bite in Colorado
- Insurer’s Duty to Defend: When is it Triggered? When is it Not?
- IRMI Weighs in on Colorado House Bill 10-1394
- Is a Legislative Attack on Colorado Homebuilders Imminent?
- Is now really the time to bare it all? An analysis of the decision to discontinue insurance coverage in times when no new homes are being built.
- Is There a Conflict of Interest When a CD Defense Attorney Becomes Coverage Counsel Post-Litigation?
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 1: It’s not looking good.
- Is there coverage for contruction defect claims in Colorado? Part 2: Did we go from bad to worse?
- Issue and Claim Preclusion When Forced to Litigate Similar Issues in Different Forums: White River Village, LLP v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
- It is time to clarify that plaintiffs in construction defect cases cannot recover more than 100% of their actual damages.
- Joinder vs. Misjoinder in Colorado Construction Claims: Roche Constructors v. One Beacon.
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: An Exception to the Four Corners Rule
- KF-103 v. American Family Mutual Insurance: Tenth Circuit Upholds the “Complaint Rule”
- Lafarge v. KECI and a Subcontractor’s Duty to Defend
- Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions
- Lessons learned from a recent trial. Be careful about the evidence you are creating.
- Licensure for Common Interest Community Association Managers in Colorado: Should Construction Professionals and Their Insurers Support the Effort?
- Limitations of liability in subcontractors’ contracts may not be enforceable in Colorado to limit claims by construction professionals.
- Limitations on the Ability to Withdraw and De-Annex Property from a Common Interest Community
- Mr. David McLain to speak at the 2015 Claims College – School of Construction.
- New Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2011
- Occurrence vs. Claims Made Insurance Policy Considerations for Construction Professionals
- One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?
- One Colorado Court Allows Negligence Claim by General Contractor Against Subcontractor
- Otteman v. Journey Homes, LLC.: Slipping Out of Contractual Arbitration Provisions
- Questions about the effect of foreclosures on construction defect suits. Input requested.
- Read Carefully. The Insurance Coverage You Thought You Were Getting May Not Be The Coverage You Got.
- Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
- Recoverability of prejudgment interest in Colorado construction defect lawsuits.
- Reflections on my recent trip to South Africa: There are no construction defect suits for tin shacks.
- Registration is Now Open for the 17th Anniversary West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
- Renovation Contractors: Be Careful How You Disclose Your Projects
- Responding to a Notice of Claim Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-803.5
- Revisiting Boulder Plaza: Appeal Affirmed and Cert. Denied
- Risk Management for Condominium Conversions
- Scholarships Available for the 2018 CLM Claims College – School of Construction
- Scope of Arbitration Clauses and Waiver of Rights to Arbitration
- Senate Bill 11-264: The Clarification of Lien Bonding Statutes
- Senate Bill 15-091 Passes Out of the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- Senator Ray Scott Introduced a Bill to Reduce Colorado’s Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Actions to Four Years
- Setting the Record Straight: The Colorado Association of Home Builders’ Response to the ASA’s Claims Regarding HB 10-1394
- Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union
- Sheri H. Roswell to Speak at MC Consultants’ 16th Annual West Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference
- Smith v. Executive Custom Homes: Is the end of the repair doctrine in Colorado construction defect cases?
- Statute of Limitations Applicable to Claims Brought Under the Governmental Immunity Act
- Strategies for Managing Your Risk
- Taylor Morrison v. Terracon and the Homeowner Protection Act of 2007
- The 2010 legislative session in Colorado will end with no construction defect measures having been introduced
- The Colorado Supreme Court holds that loans made to a construction company are not subject to the Mechanic’s Lien Trust Fund Statute
- The Curious Case of the Three Year Statute of Limitations for Construction Earth Movers
- The Economic Loss Rule and the Disclosure of Latent Defects: In re the Estate of Carol S. Gattis
- The Great Fallacy: If Builders Would Just Build It Right There Would Be No Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation
- The Hidden Dangers of Construction Defect Litigation: A Redux
- The Need to Be Specific and Precise in Drafting Settling Agreements
- The New AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents: A Good Basis for Managing Risk on Green Building Projects
- The outlook for construction projects in Colorado is not too rosy.
- The Vallagio HOA Appeals the Decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals.
- There is No Non-Delegable Duty on the Part of Residential Builders in Colorado
- There May Not Be Any Construction Defect Legislation in Colorado This Year After All
- Thermo Development v. Central Masonry Corp. Explained
- Thinking of lending money to your business? Think again. It could cost you a lot more than you think.
- Travelers v. Larimer County and the Concept of Covered Cause of Loss
- Two more jury verdicts in Colorado construction defect lawsuits
- U.S. District Court holds that CDARA’s “actual damages” provision is a cap on damages, but not the only available measure of damages
- U.S. District Court of Colorado Interprets Insurance Policy’s Faulty Workmanship Exclusion and Exception for Ensuing Damage
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Denies Summary Judgment in the High Street Lofts Case.
- Unsigned Arbitration Agreements: Can They Be Enforced?
- Update on Colorado Senate Bill 13-052
- Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Declarant Consent Provision to Amend Arbitration Out of Declarations
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- What commercial property owners must know about protecting themselves from liens for work performed for tenants
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- When Does a Claim Against an Insurance Carrier for Failing to Defend Accrue?
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- Will There Be Construction Defect Legislation Introduced in the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session?
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- “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough
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- Colorado House Bill 19-1170: Undefined Levels of Mold or Dampness Can Make a Leased Residential Premises Uninhabitable
- Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building
- Colorado’s New Mechanic’s Lien Law: Bigger Claims, Stronger Protections, and New Risks for Owners and Contractors
- Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?
- Coverage Confusion: When Your Insurance Broker Gets It Wrong
- Dave McLain included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
- Defense Verdict!
- Dreyer v. Am. Natl. Prop. & Cas. Co. Or: Do Not Enter into Nunn-Agreements for Injuries that Occurred After Expiration of the Subject Insurance Policy
- Expansion of Statutes of Limitations and Repose in K-12 and Municipal Construction Contracts
- Governmental Immunity Waived for Independent Contractor – Lopez v. City of Grand Junction
- HHMR and Every One of its Partners Recognized by Legal 500 in Denver Elite – Real Estate
- HHMR Celebrates 20 Years of Service!
- HHMR Honored as a 2026 Denver Business Journal Best Places to Work Recipient
- HHMR is Hiring a Director of Operations/EOS Integrator
- HHMR is Looking for an Associate/Supporting Attorney (0-5 Years of Experience)
- HHMR Joins Forces with HBF at 2025 Blitz Build: Building More Than Just Ramps
- HHMR lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers
- HHMR Seeks Full Time Office Clerk/Receptionist
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell is on the Lookout for a New Associate
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC Announces Leadership Changes and New Vision for Growth
- Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC is Looking for a New Associate Attorney.
- Homeowner Protection Act of 2010. Here we go again.
- House Bill 21-1167 (5% Private Retention) Set for Second Reading in the Senate
- Insurance Company’s Reservation of Rights Letter Negates its Interest in the Litigation
- MIND THE APPEAL OR: A LESSON FROM AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO. v. BOLT FACTORY LOFTS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. ON TIMING INSURANCE BAD FAITH AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS FOLLOWING A NUNN-AGREEMENT
- Municipal Ordinances Create Additional Opportunities for the Defense of Construction Defect Claims in Colorado
- No Second Chance: Colorado Court of Appeals Bars Indemnity Claim Under Doctrine of Claim Preclusion
- Plaintiffs’ claims in Barry v. Weyerhaeuser Company are likely to proceed after initial hurdle.
- Revisiting Denver’s construction defect ordinance
- Same Insurers, Different Results: Another Chapter in Acuity v. Kinsale and the Limits of Co-Carrier Recovery Under Colorado Law
- Steven L. Heisdorffer Joins Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell
- Strategic Investigation and Thorough Advocacy Leads to Dismissal and Fee Recovery for National Builder
- Telephone scammers purportedly calling from the “Hopkins Law Firm” in Denver.
- The Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act: It may be time to review your paid sick leave policy
- The Impact of Sopris Lodging v. Schofield Excavation on Timeliness of Colorado Construction Defect Claims
- The Importance of Notice under the Construction Defect Action Reform Act: Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. High Country Coatings, Inc.[1]
- The next evolution in Colorado construction defect litigation? Single-family home builders could be in the crosshairs.
- THE “RIGHT TO REPAIR” CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND PLAINS REGION
- Treadwell v. Village Homes and the Lessons Learned Regarding Deference to an Arbiter’s Decision
- Two things to consider before making warranty repairs
- Understanding Colorado’s new retainage law
- Understanding Insurance Disputes in Construction Defect Litigation: A Review of Acuity v. Kinsale
- Wadsworth v. Regional Rail Partners — Verified Statements of Claim Under the Colorado Public Works Act
- What are the most commonly claimed issues in construction defect litigation?
- Yet Another District Court Weighs in on HB 10-1394
- “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough
