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(The Center Square) – Colorado is set to get $81 million if a settlement between a coalition of states, the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma is approved. Colorado’s portion would be part of a ...
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to move forward, lifting a temporary pause imposed in response ...
Equitable tolling applies in criminal and civil proceedings, including in removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). [2] Equitable tolling is a common principle of law stating that a statute of limitations shall not bar a claim in cases where the plaintiff, despite use of due diligence, could not or did not discover the injury until after the expiration of the ...
A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement, a lawyer representing two of the ...
A civil statute of limitations applies to a non-criminal legal action, including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to seek dismissal of the claim. The exact time period depends on both the state and the type of ...
A federal lawsuit filed April 14, 2021, names the City of Loveland, Hopp, Jalali, Blackett, Master Sergeant Phil Metzler (who was the supervisor on the scene) and Sergeant Antolina Hill (who approved the officers' paperwork) as defendants, [1] [10] and alleged that police used excessive force, failed to provide Garner with medical care, and ...
The purpose of borrowing statutes is to prevent plaintiffs from engaging in forum shopping in order to find the longest available statute of limitations. A borrowing statute is applied where a plaintiff sues in a state different from the state where the act that is the basis of the lawsuit occurred. [2]
The lawsuit was filed by Douglas, El Paso, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Elbert and Garfield counties, which said they represent 25% of the state’s population, arguing that the state and Gov. Jared Polis ...