Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland of the U.S. District Court in Colorado ruled October 18, 2010 that certain documents in a lawsuit filed by Renee Huddleson, a Pueblo police officer, against the City of Pueblo cannot be sealed and protected from the public and the press. The lawsuit was filed by officer Huddleson, alleging gender [...]
15-Passenger Van Lawsuit Filed Against Chrysler and R & J Tire Company Over Woman’s Wrongful Death
October 27, 2010
The family of Jennifer Leanne Walton is suing Chrysler and R & J Tire Company for her wrongful death. Walton, 20, died on October 3, 2010 in a 15-passenger van rollover accident in Georgia. A the time, the Tabernacle of Prayer and Deliverance church van was transporting 19 people to a revival. Police say that [...]
Shouldn’t You be Living in Colorado?
October 25, 2010
A Harris poll conducted in September says Colorado is the fourth best state in which to live, following California, Hawaii and Florida. 2,620 adults were polled online with the question: “If you could live in any state in the country, except the state you now live in, what state would you choose to live in?” [...]
Graco Recalls 2 Million Strollers After Four Infant Deaths
October 21, 2010
Graco Children’s Products, Inc. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are announcing the voluntary recall of about 2 million MetroLite™ Graco Quattro Tour™ strollers and travel systems. The recall comes following reports of four infant strangulation fatalities involving the strollers. The babies died between 2003 and 2005. The CPSC says it also knows of [...]
Colorado Victim Advocate Accused of Victimizing Victims
October 19, 2010
Brian Maass of CBS4 Denver reports that an Adams County woman has been charged with buying herself cigarettes and food with taxpayer dollars intended for crime victims. The 16-year veteran was the assistant victim advocate coordinator for the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. She has been charged with multiple felonies for using gift cards intended for [...]
Evenflo Maestro Car Seats Recalled After They Fail “Consumer Reports” Crash Test
October 18, 2010
Evenflo Company, Inc., a leading maker of child and baby gear, is recalling over 18,000 Evenflo Maestro child car seats in the US and Canada after the safety seats failed a Consumer Reports crash test. During the simulated 30-mph frontal-impact crash test, Consumer Reports found that two of the seat units’ plastic shell cracked and [...]
Daimler and Tesla Motors are Latest Auto Manufacturers to Announce Vehicle Recalls
October 14, 2010
Daimler is recalling over 100,000 Mercedes-Benz autos because of a safety issue that can result in power fluid loss. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class autos (2010 – 2011 models) and Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles (2010 model) are involved. The recall is a global one. 85,000 of the recalled autos are in the United States. The German automaker is [...]
Pull Up Your Pants in Memphis or Else!
October 12, 2010
It’s a fashion trend popular with much of today’s younger population, not only in Colorado, but nationwide. Like so many previous styles, and surely countless future fashions, it’s also a source of contention between generations. The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, TN reports that a man shot a teenage boy in the buttocks after an altercation [...]
NHTSA’s Enhanced 5-Star Safety Ratings System to Push Auto Manufacturers Toward Making Safer Vehicles
October 8, 2010
This week, the US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rolled out their upgraded 5-Star Safety Ratings System for new autos. According to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the enhanced ratings system raises the safety bar and they will be tougher to meet. Beginning with the 2011 models, the ratings system [...]
Court Denies Homeowners’ Insurance Coverage to Wild West Desperado
October 7, 2010
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a September 22, 2010 opinion, ruled that Colorado law does not require an insurance company to defend or to indemnify a homeowner who is sued for stealing fencing materials, committing the crime of felony menacing by firing an assault weapon near his neighbors, carrying a concealed weapon, [...]
