Michael Rummel

4 days ago | lawweekcolorado.com | Michael Rummel

Countervailing winds are blowing across Colorado’s energy and natural resources space. On one hand, the state has set a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which Gov. Jared Polis would like to move up to 2040. On the other hand, President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the production and consumption of fossil fuels, a significant divergence from the former administration, which put significant emphasis on the growth of renewable energy sources.

1 week ago | lawweekcolorado.com | Michael Rummel

Since the March 27 executive order targeting security clearances, federal contracts and access to federal government buildings, more than 800 law firms and 20 attorneys general have signed onto amici briefs supporting WilmerHale’s motion for a summary judgment against the order. That motion was filed on April 8, following U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granting a temporary restraining order on March 28.

1 week ago | lawweekcolorado.com | Michael Rummel

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced April 11 that this office reached an agreement with Cortland Management. In a press release, the AG said that Cortland agreed not to use non-public data from RealPage. The release noted that North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined Weiser in the settlement. Last year, Weiser sued RealPage, a property management software company. He alleged that the company engaged in rental price-fixing.

1 week ago | lawweekcolorado.com | Michael Rummel

The cost and time required to conduct electronic discovery in recent years has skyrocketed, and Colorado lawmakers have taken notice. A bipartisan group of legislators introduced Senate Bill 25-240, which creates a task force to study the costs and management of eDiscovery in criminal cases. The measure is an effort of the Joint Budget Committee, and it has been fast-tracked through the legislature. Democrats Sen. Jeff Bridges and Rep. Shannon Bird and Republicans Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and Rep.

1 week ago | lawweekcolorado.com | Michael Rummel

A bill pitting physicians against an unusual alliance of insurance industry and consumer advocates on the subject of the arbitration of out-of-network health insurance claims was postponed indefinitely by the Colorado Senate Health & Human Services Committee on April 10. House Bill 25-1151 was introduced in January and had a bipartisan group of sponsors, Republican Rep. Anthony Hartsook, Democratic Rep. Rebekah Stewart and Democratic Sen. Dylan Roberts.