Legal Opinion
Crandall v. City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 13, 2010No. 09SC598PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mullarkey
I. Introduction
This is the third in a series of appeals involving a class action lawsuit brought by individuals against the City and County of Denver ("Denver") for harm allegedly caused by environmental contamination in Concourse B of Denver International Airport. The case has now been dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the present dispute concerns the award of costs and attorney fees to Denver pursuant to section 13-17-201, C.R.S. (2009), which awards attorney fees to a defendant after pre-trial dismissal of tort claims pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b).
On appeal, the…
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