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⟩ It’s Time to Put a “Governor” Back in Our Discourse ©2021 Murray I. Weiner; Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 50, No. 3 (March, 2021)
Older cars used to have a “governor” that prohibited them from reaching excessive speed. Newer cars no longer use this device to control engine speed. Likewise, the “governors” that used to limit discourse in our legal system to what is civil, rational, and reasonable are also gone, or are largely being ignored. These governors serve Read More
Read MoreUPDATE: Scheming Real Estate Broker Denied Multi-Million Dollar Commission Because of Lack of Enforceable Agreement
December 10, 2020- Seeing an opportunity, a scheming real estate broker claimed he was entitled to a multi-million-dollar commission after a company contracted with a landowner to construct a large retail facility in Colorado Springs. The broker did so despite not having made the proper disclosures to either party as required by Colorado law. The Read More
Read MoreUPDATE: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Limited Liability Company Protections
On Monday, October 26, 2020, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in Dill v. Rembrandt Group, Inc. and Pikes Peak Acquisitions, LLC, Colorado Court of Appeals, 2020COA69 (April 16, 2020). Murray Weiner of the firm represented Pikes Peak Acquisitions, LLC. The Court of Appeals held that Pikes Peak Read More
Read MoreUPDATE: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Court Ruling of Colorado Springs Church Represented by Mulliken Weiner Berg & Jolivet, P.C.
On Monday, October 26, 2020, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in favor of a Colorado Springs Church represented by Murray Weiner. Mr. Weiner successfully defeated the claims of the international denomination to ownership and control of the local church’s building and other property at the trial court, Read More
Read MoreOctober, 2020- Concrete Contractor Gets Stuck: Not Entitled to Payment for Defective Work
A residential sidewalk replacement project went bad after the concrete contractor replaced a sidewalk several inches higher than the adjacent, existing brick paver patio. This created a “swimming pool” in the front of the home and a tripping hazard. Although the contractor attempted to raise the bricks next to the new sidewalk, its inexperienced workers Read More
Read MoreApril, 2020- Up in Smoke: Mechanic’s Lien Foreclosure Snuffs Out Marijuana Processing Operation
In 2018, a Pueblo general contractor entered a fixed price contract with High Desert Cannabis, LLC d/b/a HDC, LLC (“HDC”) to construct a marijuana processing facility in Avondale. When HDC failed to pay over $435,000, the contractor filed a mechanic’s lien and foreclosed on it. The contractor also sought judgment against HDC under the contract. Read More
Read MoreColorado Court of Appeals Upholds Limited Liability Company Protections
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued its published decision in Dill v. Rembrandt Group, Inc. and Pikes Peak Acquisitions, LLC, Colorado Court of Appeals, 2020COA69 (April 16, 2020), holding that the trial court improperly pierced the corporate veil of a Colorado Springs limited liability company. The Court of Appeals reversed Read More
Read MoreDavid Beats Goliath (Again): International Denomination Not Entitled to Ownership of Colorado Springs Church
In a David vs. Goliath battle, a Colorado Springs church represented by Murray Weiner prevailed against its international denomination which tried to improperly wrestle control and ownership of the local church’s building and other property. After prevailing at trial, the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision in a published opinion. See Korean New Life Methodist Read More
Read MoreSeptember, 2019- Painter Can’t Cover up Lack of Enforceable Contract
An employee of a sub-subcontractor on a project at Buckley AFB in Aurora, Colorado, filed a breach of contract claim against the painting subcontractor. He claimed he had a contact directly with the subcontractor under which he would be paid the sub-subcontractor’s profit on the project. The subcontractor was represented by Karl Berg. After a Read More
Read MoreAugust, 2019- Karl Berg takes Contractor “Back to School” on Subcontractor’s Lost Labor Productivity Claim
After an extremely difficult 2+ year project at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, on a new science building, a mechanical contractor pursued a lost labor productivity claim against the general contractor, Jaynes Corporation of Colorado. The mechanical contractor claimed Jaynes’ failure to properly schedule, coordinate and manage the project caused it significant damages. In Read More
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