Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure

Determining Whether the Collateral Source Rule Applies in Discovery

by Chad Lieberman on October 17, 2012

Since my post on the collateral source rule, I have received (and raised) questions regarding discoverability of collateral source information. On speaking with colleagues, particularly on the listserv, this issue is gaining steam. Most plaintiff’s attorneys will not voluntarily disclose the amount of the collateral source payments (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid). The courts are being tasked […]

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The Importance of Rule 7 Under CAPP

by Michael Ley on September 6, 2012

This post is meant as a follow-up to Civil Access Pilot Project: Making Colorado Courts More Efficient?  If you haven’t read it yet, I (predictably) recommend you do so before proceeding.  As I noted in that piece, the CAPP rules significantly alter the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure for the first 90 to 133 days […]

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Civil Access Pilot Project: Making Colorado Courts More Efficient?

by Michael Ley on July 23, 2012

Earlier this year, we, as attorneys, were blessed by the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to completely overhaul the procedure for practicing law in Colorado.  Dubbed the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project, or CAPP for short, its new procedures apply in (1) “Business Actions” (2) filed between Jan. 1, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2013 (3) in […]

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To Disclose or Not to Disclose? That is the Question

by Andrew M. Toft on November 23, 2011

On Nov. 19, the Denver Bar Association held its annual Bench/Bar Retreat on the “Civil Access Pilot Project in the District Courts: Limits on Discovery in Business Cases.”  The Bench/Bar Retreat is an event at which judges and litigators of all stripes get together on a Saturday morning in an informal setting and discuss issues […]

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