A reclusive CEO, a popular restaurant’s unusual case, and more.
Five colorful courtroom moments from 2022
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Blue aliens, multiple lives and class actions: Louisville’s Gaia faces host of legal issues
The streaming service focused on yoga and alternative ideas recently agreed to pay a $2 million federal fine.
Broker hired to sell bankrupt downtown lofts will get 0.5% cut
A bankruptcy judge allowed the owner of the Auraria Student Lofts to hire Colliers.
Messner Reeves makes short move to Triangle Building
The business law firm spent two decades along Wynkoop Street before moving a few blocks north in November.
“Price-fixing cartel” keeps apartment rents high, lawsuit says
In October, ProPublica published a lengthy investigation that found RealPage executives have boasted that their software raises rents across the country, in part by removing empathy from the decision to do so, since the decision is made by an algorithm.
Judge throws out Eagle County metro district lawsuit against Vail Resorts
Broomfield Judge Sean Finn says he has no authority to nullify a 20-year-old agreement that Red Sky Ranch residents say is unfair.
The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 12.15.22
A quarrel over surveying work at the National Western Complex, plus a handful of lease disputes and handful of mechanic’s liens filed by contractors who claimed they weren’t paid.
Eight Bonnie Brae residents sue to stop neighborhood’s first pot shop
The locals say a proposed Silver Stem Fine Cannabis location “will negatively impact their neighborhood.”
Jury sides with Frank Azar over fired former employee he sued
Azar was awarded $4,000 in damages, although his former employee will also have to pay his significant attorney fees.
Feds say Littleton Social Security employee invented fake kids, stole $320K
Justin Skiff, 36, appears to have taken names from popular culture, including the sitcom “30 Rock” and the movie “Legally Blonde.”
