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2 months ago | 
spencerfane.com | Jacob Hollars |Evangelina Cantu
January 28, 2025 In a pair of recent anti-SLAPP decisions, the Colorado Court of Appeals highlighted a procedural quandary the state Supreme Court will likely need to step in to resolve.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
lawweekcolorado.com | Jacob Hollars
By JACOB HOLLARSSpencer Fane LLPFor the first time in a published opinion, the Colorado Court of Appeals has now warned lawyers and unrepresented litigants that Colorado state courts may sanction them for the (mis)use of generative artificial intelligence. In Al-Hamim v. Star Hearthstone, LLC, Alim Al-Hamim, representing himself, sued Star Hearthstone, LLC asserting claims of breach of the warranty of habitability.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob Hollars
For the first time in a published opinion, the Colorado Court ofAppeals has now warned lawyers and unrepresented litigants thatColorado state courts may sanction them for the (mis)use ofgenerative AI. In Al-Hamim v. Star Hearthstone, LLC,Al-Hamim, representing himself, sued Star Hearthstone, LLCasserting claims of breach of the warranty of habitability. Thefacts of the underlying dispute are unremarkable and not central tothe issue of sanctions for the of generative AI.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
spencerfane.com | Jacob Hollars |Evangelina Cantu
Many practitioners in Colorado who have represented a party in litigation with a public entity or the public entity itself has wondered if records can be obtained by the non-public-entity party in that litigation through a request under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). Until recently, the Colorado Supreme Court had not squarely addressed that issue. But in Archuleta v.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob Hollars
As a general rule in federal courts, only final judgments are
appealable as a matter of right. Except in limited circumstances,
to appeal a trial court's orders issued before the case is over
(i.e., interlocutory orders), parties usually must seek permission
to do so.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
spencerfane.com | Jacob Hollars |Evangelina Cantu
November 20, 2024 As a general rule in federal courts, only final judgments are appealable as a matter of right. Except in limited circumstances, to appeal a trial court’s orders issued before the case is over (i.e., interlocutory orders), parties usually must seek permission to do so.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
lawweekcolorado.com | Jacob Hollars
By JACOB HOLLARSSpencer Fane LLPThe Colorado Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Miller v. Amos, which presents an issue of first impression in Colorado: whether a tenant defending a residential eviction case may assert the landlord’s alleged violation of the Colorado Fair Housing Act as an affirmative defense. The court in Miller found in the affirmative, holding that such an affirmative defense is available to residential tenants. The facts of Miller are fairly straightforward.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
spencerfane.com | Jacob Hollars |Evangelina Cantu
February 27, 2024 The Colorado Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Miller v. Amos, which presents an issue of first impression in Colorado: whether a tenant defending a residential eviction case may assert the landlord’s alleged violation of the Colorado Fair Housing Act (CFHA) as an affirmative defense. The Court in Miller found in the affirmative, holding that such an affirmative defense is available to residential tenants.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jacob Hollars
The Colorado Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Miller v. Amos, which presents an issue of first impression in Colorado: whether a tenant defending a residential eviction case may assert the landlord’s alleged violation of the Colorado Fair Housing Act (CFHA) as an affirmative defense. The Court in Miller found in the affirmative, holding that such an affirmative defense is available to residential tenants. As previously summarized, the facts of Miller are fairly straightforward.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
lawweekcolorado.com | Jacob Hollars
By JACOB HOLLARSSpencer Fane LLPIn County of Jefferson v. Stickle, the Colorado Supreme Court recently held that a parking garage outside the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building fits the definition of “building” as used in the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. Based on this holding, the court went on to conclude that the plaintiff’s personal injury claims against the county could proceed under the premises liability exception to CGIA immunity.
