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New discovery rules for civil litigation in certain business actions(eff. Jan 1, 2012) Jefferson, Gilpin (First District), Denver (Second District), Adams (Seventeenth District), and Arapahoe (Eighteenth District)

Click here for most recent version of this summary Pursuant to Chief Justice Directive 11-02, the Colorado Supreme Court has adopted a pilot project to study whether adopting certain rules regarding the control of the discovery process reduces the expense of civil litigation in certain business actions. The pilot project is scheduled for two years, [...]

 

Potentially Deceptive Solicitations regarding Colorado Business Entity Filings

When serving as registered agent for our business clients, Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., ensures that the client’s periodic reports are timely filed the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. Recently, however, many of our clients have received solicitations from a business referring to itself as the “Corporate Controllers Unit” that could potentially mislead them into [...]

 

The Use of Lis Pendens to Enforce Mechanic's Lien

A recent decision by the Colorado Court of Appeals in Weize Co., LLC v. Colorado Regional Const., Inc., impacts the right of mechanic’s lien claimants under the Colorado General Mechanic’s Lien law, C.R.S. §§ 38-22-101, et seq.  The general mechanic’s lien law allows mechanics, materialmen, contractors, sub-contractors, builders and all persons performing the labor or [...]