Copper Mountain, Inc. v. Poma of America, Inc.

We granted certiorari in Stubbs v. Copper Mountain, Inc., 862 P.2d 978 (Colo.App.1993), to determine whether a violation of the good faith requirement of section 13-50.5-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987), discharging a settling tortfeasor from liability for contribution to nonsettling tortfeasors, requires collusive conduct. 1 Because we conclude that it does, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

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Laura Stubbs, the plaintiff below, initiated this action against Copper Mountain, Inc., (“Copper”) seeking damages for severe spinal injuries that rendered Stubbs a paraplegic when she fell from a…