Wells Anderson & Race LLC congratulates the following attorneys for their selection to Law Week Colorado’s list of Best Lawyers of 2024! Sheryl L. Anderson (2013) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Michael Brooks, Jr. (2021) Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants Product Liability Litigation […]
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Passed by the Colorado State Legislature during the 2023 Regular Session, the Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”; SB 28-058) prohibits employers from requiring certain age-related disclosures on initial employment applications. JAFA places a limitation on initial employment applications, prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring applicants to provide their “age, date of birth, or their dates […]
A divided Supreme Court recently announced its decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co., No. 21-1168 (June 27, 2023), which could subject companies to personal jurisdiction in states simply by registering to do business. Mallory, an asbestos personal-injury case, involved questions of due process limitations on personal jurisdiction. Under Pennsylvania law, an out-of-state corporation […]
Katie Pratt, Adam O’Brien, and Chelsie Smith authored a new article on non-compete agreements published in The Colorado Lawyer in the November 2022 edition. For more information, please read the article and contact Katie, Adam, or Chelsie to discuss whether your business needs to re-visit, revise, or rescind your non-compete agreements.
Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC congratulates our colleague Lindsay Dunn, who is teaching Deposition Skills as an Adjunct Faculty Member of the University of Colorado School of Law this Fall.
The Wells, Anderson & Race attorney Adam O’Brien recently achieved a complete defense award in a AAA construction industry arbitration for a general contractor. WAR’s client faced both non-payment and injury claims from a subcontractor on a school construction project in Colorado. The arbitrator returned a complete defense award, including fees in favor of WAR’s […]
On March 24, 2022, a new bill affecting restrictive employment agreements or covenants not to compete was introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives. The bill has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. If passed, the bill would make additional changes to the Colorado statute governing restrictive employment agreements. A copy of the bill’s […]
The Colorado Supreme Court recently clarified that individual employees of insurance companies cannot be held liable for violations of C.R.S. § 10-3-1115, unreasonable delay or denial of payment for a claim for insurance benefits. In Skillet v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 2022 CO 12, the Court confirmed that Section 1115 (and the corresponding […]
On March 17, 2022 Bill O’Connell and Katie Pratt are presenting “Trial and Error: 50 Mistakes Even Experienced Trial Attorneys Make,” hosted by the National Business Institute. Defense litigation colleague Jason Young is also a co-presenter. The CLE will cover a host of trial issues including voir dire and jury selection, opening statement pitfalls, blunders […]
Colorado has had a statute governing non-compete agreements on the books for many years. In general, non-compete agreements are void under Colorado law. There are limited exceptions for: (a) restrictions in a contract for the purchase or sale of a business or the assets of a business; (b) contracts protecting trade secrets; (c) contracts that […]
