A district court held that individuals who were not party to a 2008 settlement agreement between an oil company and more than 2,000 plaintiffs for personal injury claims as a result of oil operations are not entitled to the same settlement terms. Under the agreement, the oil company paid approximate...

The Colorado Supreme Court held that state law does not allow a trial court to issue a modified case management order, such as a "Lone Pine" order, that requires a plaintiff to present prima facie evidence in support of a claim before the plaintiff can exercise its full rights of discovery under the...