Legal Opinion

Larrieu v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2012No. 11-1387PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION OF STATE LAW*

NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

This case isn’t just about a slip and fall at Best Buy. If it were, we’d happily decide it. This case is also about whether a statute adopted by the Colorado Legislature did one of two very different things— whether it effected a minor adjustment to state premises liability law or whether it rewrote much of state negligence law as well. Because the case potentially involves the fate of a large province of state tort law — and a question the Colorado Supreme Court has already indicated an interest in resolving, granting…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  2. Hayburn's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1792
  3. Vigil v. FranklinSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
  4. Western Helicopter Services, Inc. v. Rogerson Aircraft Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Pino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Larrieu v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2013
  2. Traynom v. Cinemark USA, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 2013
  3. Spurlock v. TownesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  4. Lewis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2023
  5. Messerli v. AW Distributing, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 2023

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