Legal Opinion
Bermel v. BlueRadios, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 6, 2019No. 17SC246, BermelPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 In this case, we are asked to determine whether the economic loss rule bars a statutory claim for civil theft where the theft also constitutes a breach of the parties' contract. We conclude it does not.
¶2 Chris Bermel contracted to provide engineering services for BlueRadios, Inc., a wireless data and voice communications company. In 2014, Bermel knowingly forwarded thousands of company emails containing proprietary information to his personal email account without authorization. For this conduct, the trial court found Bermel liable for…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Jones v. DresselSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Vigil v. FranklinSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
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