Plaintiffs claim defendants failed to repair a faulty electrical room switch, which led to explosions at a Centennial property insured by the plaintiffs.
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Owner of LoDo’s bankrupt Nativ Hotel sued by victims of nightclub shooting
The May 8 violence, which was caught on tape, resulted in an arrest. Meanwhile, the hotel may be sold off after an auction failed to raise $7.9 million.
‘An administrative nightmare’: Wayfair fights $600K Lakewood sales tax bill
The online retailer claims in a lawsuit that a 3 percent sales tax places “an undue burden on interstate commerce.” Lakewood declined to comment.
Watson lawsuit against Amazon data center financing partner advances
The CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners sued IPI Partners in 2020, accusing the firm of breach of contract.
Feds say Colorado escapee orchestrated $700K oil and gas fraud from prison cell
Allen May was charged with 18 federal charges on June 22. He has been an outlaw since December 2018, when he escaped from an Englewood prison.
Steve Bachar will lose his law license for ignoring court judgments
A judge ruled that the accused fraudster will be disbarred Aug. 1, the same day he is scheduled to be arraigned.
Lender submits sole bid in foreclosure auction for downtown office complex
The winning bid was $88.2 million, a 50 percent drop from the last time Denver Energy Center changed hands.
Sawaya Law namesake accused of sexually assaulting client
Meanwhile, mentions of Sawaya have slowly disappeared from the Sawaya Law Firm’s website.
Denver auction house accused of selling forged painting
Three buyers of what was ostensibly an 1894 work by the Mexican artist José María Velasco say the $50,000 painting is a fake.
Tysdal pleaded guilty to fraud a year ago. Why hasn’t he been sentenced?
The delays have allowed the investment fund manager to collect restitution to shorten his sentence. An attorney for his victims says he “should be behind bars.”
