Agreements

In 2012 the Colorado Supreme Court made effective the Civil Access Pilot Project in six counties: Jefferson, Gilpin, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas.  The alteration to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure is monumental.  No sensible lawyer will practice in those counties on business actions including those based on contracts, most torts,derivative actions, product liability […]

Copyright claims jurisdiction in Colorado state courts – Long v. Cordain In a recent decision the Colorado Court of Appeals decided that a complaint containing copyright related claims was not preempted by the federal Copyright Act and that Colorado State Courts had jurisdiction over such claims. “Long’s complaint advanced four state-law causes of action: breach […]

Colorado Trade Secrets Owners May Use Non-Compete Agreements to Protect Trade Secrets in conjunction with the Colorado Uniform Trade Secrets Act to prevent employees from misappropriating trade secrets. Colorado has enacted two statutes which can be read together to enable an employer to protect its trade secrets. Colorado has a very strong policy favoring the […]

website article – January 2, 2015 COLORADO PAROLE EVIDENCE RULE The parole evidence rule is a rule of contract law not a rule of evidence. The premise of the rule is the written terms of a contract should not able to be varied by extrinsic evidence including oral (parole) statements made before or during the […]