Save the Date OKOTOBERFEST 2015
Benson, Kerrane, Storz & Nelson and Orten Cavanagh Holmes are excited for Oktoberfest 2015! Save the Date for October 2nd and find out some of the exciting things happening at the event this year.
Colorado Court of Appeals Gives Homebuilders the Gift of Arbitration
Colorado SB 177 died in a House of Representatives committee on Monday, April 27. The bill, which had already been passed by the Colorado Senate, would have given Colorado homebuilders several protections against construction defect lawsuits. A number of Colorado municipalities have been trying to pick up the pieces for the homebuilder lobby by passing their own similar local ordinances. Lakewood, Lone Tree, and Littleton have done so, and several other cities threaten to follow that path as well. The legality and enforceability of such local ordinances is questionable, however, given the breadth of state-level statutes on construction defect claims, common interest communities, and arbitration which arguably preempt and preclude location legislation on those topics.
Busting Myths About Colorado Construction Defect Claims
Colorado construction professionals who support Senate Bill 177 often discuss several myths concerning Colorado construction law. Learn about these myths and about the truth concerning Colorado construction defect law.