Yesterday, Representative Joe Rice introduced into the Colorado House of Representatives House Bill 10-1394, “A Bill for an Act Concerning Professional Liability Insurance Policies Issued to Construction Professionals.” The bill, also sponsored by Senator Mark Scheffel, was assigned to the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, which happens to be chaired by Representative Rice. The summary of […]
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Below is the text of e-mail communication sent yesterday from Colorado’s Democratic Leadership to Democratic Committeepersons attending tonight’s party caucuses: Subject: A Caucus Message from Colorado’s Democratic LeadershipAn Important Caucus Message from the Democratic Leader’s of Colorado’s General Assembly From: President of the Senate Brandon ShafferSpeaker of the House Terrance CarrollAsst. House Majority Leader Andy KerrSenate Majority Leader […]
I am happy to have been asked to speak at a Colorado Construction Defect Law Seminar on February 25th. The seminar, sponsored by MC Consultants, Inc. and Esquire Solutions, will be held at the Brown Palace Hotel from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, followed by a networking cocktail reception. The first panel, from 3:00 to 4:00, […]
In an article in today’s online edition of the Denver Business Journal, Cathy Proctor reported that 85% of the contractors surveyed in Colorado by the AGC expect there to be no growth in 2010. Of the 52 contractors surveyed in Colorado (out of 700 surveyed nationally) an overwhelming majority stated that they did not believe […]
For those of you not glued to your computer screens watching the streaming coverage of the first day of the sixty-seventh Colorado General Assembly, Senator Morse introduced SB 10-045, “A bill for an act concerning increasing the rights of homeowners, and, in connection therewith, enacting the ‘Homeowner Protection Act of 2010.’” The bill was assigned […]
Today is the first day of the 2010 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly. Hang on to your hats for the next 120 days, as it promises to be in interesting ride. According to the session preview from the Colorado Civil Justice League, the plaintiffs’ bar has made it clear that it intends to […]
As we near another legislative session, I am in the process of refining the manner in which I communicate with those interested in construction defect legislation in Colorado, including builders, subcontractors, design professionals, insurers, and attorneys. Instead of ham and egging my communications through a combination of my own Outlook e-mails and co-opting the CDLA […]
According to Paula Moore’s recent article in the Denver Business Journal, it is likely that plaintiffs’ attorneys will run another bill this year similar to Senate Bill 09-246, also known as the Homeowner Protection Act of 2009 (HPA of 2009). That bill, sponsored by Senator Morse, was intended to legislatively overturn the 2008 Goodyear Tire & […]
As previously reported, I will be serving as a voting member of the 2010 Colorado Association of Home Builders Government Affairs Committee. Based on my experience in litigating construction defect cases on behalf of general contractors and developers throughout Colorado, I have been asked to serve on the Construction Defect Task Force. As in years […]
According to a report in today’s online version of the Denver Business Journal, the amended version of the U.S. Senate’s health reform bill includes a penalty provision for small construction firms that don’t offer insurance to their employees. Under the original version of the bill, businesses with more than 50 employees would have to pay a $750 […]
