Tag: negligence
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Don’t leave pets alone in cars this summer: Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
With summer in full swing, and area residents spending more time outdoors, officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region are again imploring pet owners to prioritize the safety of their four-footed friends. Each year, the humane society responds to dozens of calls about pets left behind in cars during the summer months,…
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Don’t leave pets alone in cars this summer: Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
With summer in full swing, and area residents spending more time outdoors, officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region are again imploring pet owners to prioritize the safety of their four-footed friends. Each year, the humane society responds to dozens of calls about pets left behind in cars during the summer months,…
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Don’t leave pets alone in cars this summer: Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
With summer in full swing, and area residents spending more time outdoors, officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region are again imploring pet owners to prioritize the safety of their four-footed friends. Each year, the humane society responds to dozens of calls about pets left behind in cars during the summer months,…
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Appeals court permits claim to proceed against 9News for security guard shooting
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded 9News can be held liable for the actions of a security guard who accompanied a producer during an October 2020 rally in downtown Denver and ended up fatally shooting a man after a brief confrontation. At the same time, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed 9News…
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Federal judge dismisses negligence claim against hospital in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
A hospital in Cortez cannot itself be liable for negligence in the death of a Montezuma County jail detainee, a federal judge ruled last month. Kelroy Newman arrived at the jail on July 17, 2021 with a blood alcohol concentration five times the legal limit, 0.421, and injuries to his head. Police took him to Southwest…
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‘Something about that is wrong’: Colorado justices weigh ski resort immunity for child’s debilitating fall
In a case that attracted the interest of Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry, the state Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether parents may waive their children’s right to sue for debilitating injuries that are allegedly the fault of a negligent ski resort operator. Annalea “Annie” Miller was 16 years old when she fell 30 feet from…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review limits on negligence claims in case over Denver restaurant fire
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether a judicially created rule barring certain types of negligence claims applies when a defendant acts recklessly to cause an injury. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up an appeal. The justices also signaled they may intervene in…
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Federal judge sends case of prisoner’s death to jury
A federal judge ruled last month that a jury will decide whether medical personnel at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility were negligent or deliberately indifferent to an incarcerated man whose deteriorating condition culminated in his 2017 death. Lorenzo Gabriel Flores had recently been transferred to the prison in Cañon City when he collapsed in his cell and…
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Colorado humane society officer endures triple-digit temperatures in hot-car demonstration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has an urgent message for Colorado pet owners: Please don’t leave your pet in your car. To drive that message home, an animal law enforcement officer demonstrated the effects of sitting in a non-operating vehicle on a…
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Colorado humane society officer endures triple-digit temperatures in hot-car demonstration
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has an urgent message for Colorado pet owners: Please don’t leave your pet in your car. To drive that message home, an animal law enforcement officer demonstrated the effects of sitting in a non-operating vehicle on a hot summer day: As temperatures reached a high of almost…