Roberts Levin Rosenberg

03/08/2012

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) will host a Hot Coffee showing on Monday, March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the CU Law School (Room 204), 2450 Kittredge Loop Road in Boulder. After the movie, enjoy an informative discussion and debate about how tort reform (tort defirm?) affects cases in Colorado and across...

12/06/2011

"no duty under the CGL policy issued by it to defend its insured, AES Corporation, against climate change related claims"

In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the va

10/26/2011

Said the court: "“we conclude that a workers’ compensation exclusion in an employer-sponsored insurance policy violates public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable."

Pennsylvania Supreme Court stuck down an exclusion in an employer's underinsured motorist policy. The policy from Penn PRIME had excluded underinsured moto

08/30/2011

"Like speculators in the futures market, who applaud the effects of drought on wheat prices, another disaster could ultimately cheer investors in insurance and reinsurance stocks."

Hurricane Irene, threatening to become the first hurricane to hit the United States in three years, could be the catalyst the insurance industry has been s

08/22/2011

Liability caps only provide a disincentive to eliminate negligence.

Indiana's $5 million cap on liability in accidents is far too low for the number of deaths and injuries involved in the recent deadly stage collapse at the

08/22/2011

"The lawsuit ... claimed the diocese hid the one-time priest’s suspected behavior and quietly shuffled him among parishes."

A nine-year legal fight by a man sexually abused by a priest in the 1970s is over, now that a southern Illinois diocese and its insurer have handed over $6

08/22/2011

Good call . . .

A lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of personal responsibility for U.S. forces allegedly torturing two American whistleblowers who

08/09/2011

"The data recorded by an EDR [black box] may be definitive enough to establish liability in an auto accident claims investigation. If not, ... it will lead the claims adjuster to ask more specific questions while investigating the claim."

Though event data recorders (EDR) have been around since the 1970s, the number of vehicles equipped with the devices, also known as black boxes, has increa

07/06/2011

See the review by firm attorney Ross Buchanan here: http://www.colorado-insurance-bad-faith-lawyers-blog.com/2011/07/hot-coffee.html

Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its infamy continues. Everyone knows the McDonald’s coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of America’s legal system, but is that a fair rendition of t

06/27/2011

The ex-Broncos players include Edwin Smith, Floyd Little, John Rowser, Louie Wright, Godwin Turk, Barney Chavous, Mike Schnitker, William Van Heusen and Randolph Gradishar, all of whom brought work comp claims against the Broncos for more than $100K.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Broncos and nine of its former players, saying its policies only covered claims

06/17/2011

S*xual abuse scandals, especially involving clergy, continue to sweep the nation capturing widespread media attention. Within the last month, lawsuits have

06/14/2011

The insurer of Michael Jackson's planned series of comeback concerts is asking a Los Angeles judge to nullify a non-appearance policy issued to concert pro