Colorado construction litigation

Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?

HB 26-1311 gives contractors and subcontractors a new way to recover cash retainage.  But can that statutory right be waived…

3 days ago

Colorado Is Pricing Itself Out of Prosperity: Housing Affordability, Government Policy, and the Cost of Building

Colorado built its reputation on opportunity.  For decades, the state attracted families, workers, entrepreneurs, and employers who saw a place…

1 week ago

One Building, Six Owners, One Defective Stucco System: How Do You Coordinate Repairs?

Colorado's new right-of-access statute may help address one of the unintended consequences of individually owned townhome developments, but it does…

2 weeks ago

The Goal Is the Repair, Not the Lawsuit: What Colorado HOA Boards Should Consider Before Suing a Builder

Fourteen years ago, we cautioned Colorado homeowners associations against a “ready, fire, aim” approach to construction-defect litigation.  In The Hidden…

2 months ago

Wadsworth v. Regional Rail Partners — Verified Statements of Claim Under the Colorado Public Works Act

Editor's Note: Wadsworth Revisited In August 2024, following the Colorado Court of Appeals' decision in Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company,…

3 months ago

Defend Now, Allocate Later? An Unresolved Tension in Colorado Construction Law

For decades, Colorado law has recognized an important distinction between the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify.  The…

3 months ago

“The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough

In construction defect litigation, one scenario appears repeatedly: a subcontractor installs work in a manner that differs from the plans,…

5 months ago

HHMR Attorneys Steve Heisdorffer and Dave McLain Named to 2026 Super Lawyers List

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC is pleased to announce that Steve Heisdorffer and Dave McLain have been selected to…

7 months ago

When Rule 702 Motions Fail: A Close Look at AECOM v. Flatiron

In AECOM Tech. Servs., Inc. v. Flatiron | AECOM, LLC, 2024 WL 22640 (D. Colo. 2024), the United States District…

10 months ago

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC is proud to announce that Lisa Bondy Dunn and David M. McLain have been…

12 months ago