by Mark Hillman | Mar 23, 2023 | News
From Colorado Politics op-ed by CCJL executive director Mark Hillman: State Rep. David Ortiz (D-Littleton) makes a compelling advocate for the rights and struggles of disabled Coloradans. “I lived 30 years as an able-bodied leg-walker, a five-minute-mile running,...
by Mark Hillman | Mar 9, 2023 | News
From the Denver Gazette, op-ed by CCJL executive director Mark Hillman: Last year, the Colorado General Assembly demonstrated the good sense to pass Senate Bill 115, recogning that property owners are not liable for actions committed on their property by criminals. ...
by Mark Hillman | Sep 6, 2022 | News
DENVER — Colorado Civil Justice League announced winners of its Common Sense in the Courtroom Awards, given to state legislators who have demonstrated a commitment to curtailing lawsuit abuse and protecting small business and working families from the cost of...
by Mark Hillman | Aug 25, 2022 | News
A dispute over what to do with settlement money from lawsuits brought by state attorneys general is dividing the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), reports the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform Read more here.
by Mark Hillman | May 18, 2022 | News
When the Colorado General Assembly adjourned on May 11, its record on civil justice was nothing to write home about. For advocates of Common Sense in the Courtroom, this was no surprise given the expansions of liability handed to TV lawyers over the past four years. ...
by Mark Hillman | Mar 29, 2022 | News
Not long ago, Colorado discouraged frivolous or speculative lawsuits. But such safeguards have been eroded. The penalty for filing a lawsuit that is frivolous, groundless or vexations (Section 13-17-101, C.R.S.) is so seldom invoked by judges that it’s...
