The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 6.2.22
Adams District Court Trans Lease, Inc. v. Victory Management Services, Inc.; Michael Skillman; and Marla Jo Skillman Plaintiff says defendant has failed to make payments for a Peterbilt tractor and a...
View ArticleOgden Theatre manager says he was fired for blowing whistle on COVID-positive...
Goth Babe, an electronic indie musician whose real name is Griffin Washburn, performs at Denver’s Ogden Theater on Jan. 22. A lawsuit claims he was knowingly ill with COVID-19 while playing for 1,700...
View ArticleRiNo lands second big law firm as Davis Graham & Stubbs inks lease
The eight-story Paradigm River North building at 3400 Walnut St. in RiNo is expected to be completed late next year. (Courtesy of Tryba Architects) Davis Graham & Stubbs, the city’s third-largest...
View ArticleArvada, JeffCo sue Broomfield over withdrawal from Jefferson Parkway project
The history of the Jefferson Parkway is long and fraught. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to the Denver Post) Jefferson County and the City of Arvada have sued Broomfield over its decision to back out...
View Article‘Our David and Goliath scenario’: Hops sellers sue JP Morgan Chase
Tase Flores, left, and Randy Flores at U.S. Hop Source’s facility in Englewood. (Courtesy of Randy Flores) A father-and-son duo from Aurora who own a company that sells hops have spent the past 18...
View ArticleState Supreme Court again overturns dismissal of DIA bid-rigging lawsuit
The Roasting Plant, a coffee shop in the Westin Hotel at Denver International Airport, is operated by Midfield Concession Enterprises. (Photos courtesy of Denver International Airport) For the second...
View ArticlePartly built nursing home in Littleton files for bankruptcy
The Lodge at Ken Caryl, an unfinished senior living facility at 7731 Shaffer Parkway in Littleton, shown on Monday. (Photos by Justin Wingerter) The owner of a never-completed nursing home in Littleton...
View ArticleElijah McClain’s mother calls former attorney ‘scum’ after being countersued
Sheneen McClain, center, speaks during a news conference in front of the Aurora Municipal Center on Oct. 1, 2019. Attorney Mari Newman is standing at left. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post) A Denver civil...
View ArticleJohn Moye, longtime Denver business attorney and DU professor, dies at 77
John Moye poses for a photo next to a painting of himself. Moye died May 27 at the age of 77. (Photos courtesy of Moye White) When John Moye’s father died in Deadwood, S.D., he left behind this...
View ArticleCouple kicked out of Columbine Country Club win lawsuit
The entrance to the Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, a town bordered on three sides by Littleton. (Denver Post file photo) An Arapahoe County judge ruled June 8 that the Columbine Country...
View ArticleDistressed downtown apartment building files for bankruptcy
The Auraria Student Lofts share a building with the Curtis Hotel at 1051 14th St. in the Central Business District. (Google Maps screenshot) The Auraria Student Lofts in downtown Denver — which has...
View ArticleLakeside Amusement Park says injured customer ignored warning sign
The Cyclone at Lakeside Amusement Park is at the center of a lawsuit by an injured rider. (Lily O’Neill photo) A lawyer for Lakeside Amusement Park says that a man who was injured on The Cyclone roller...
View ArticleAccused fraudster Steve Bachar sued again by DaVita over N95 masks
Steve Bachar has been sued again by dialysis giant DaVita over money it paid for N95 masks. (BusinessDen file photos) Steve Bachar, a Denver businessman and attorney who faces criminal charges of...
View ArticleJudge: CBRE can be sued for recruiting Denver brokers from Newmark
From left, Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment and Chris Cowan. (BizSense file photo) A judge in New York has decided that the commercial real estate giant CBRE can be sued there by a top rival, Newmark, for...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 6.16.22
Adams District Court Mtech Mechanical Technologies Group v. The Austin Company; Bimbo Bakeries USA; Rainbo Bread Company; The Austin Company Mechanic’s lien foreclosure. Plaintiff says it wasn’t paid...
View ArticleTysdal pleaded guilty to fraud a year ago. Why hasn’t he been sentenced?
Tyler Tysdal, 51, was charged with 70 white-collar crimes in 2019 and 2020. (Photo courtesy of Twitter) Local investment fund manager Tyler Tysdal pleaded guilty to two felony counts of securities...
View ArticleDenver auction house accused of selling forged painting
This painting of a Mexico valley, purportedly a work by José María Velasco in 1894, was purchased for $50,000 in 2020. An expert told the buyers the painting is a fake. (Screenshot from...
View ArticleSawaya Law namesake accused of sexually assaulting client
A former client has accused Denver attorney Michael Sawaya of sexual assault. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) Michael Sawaya, a prominent personal injury lawyer, has been accused in a Denver court of...
View ArticleLender submits sole bid in foreclosure auction for downtown office complex
The towers that make up the Denver Energy Center are 28 and 29 stories tall. (BusinessDen file photos) A two-tower office complex in downtown Denver that saw occupancy dwindle prior to the pandemic was...
View ArticleSteve Bachar will lose his law license for ignoring court judgments
Steve Bachar is facing criminal charges of securities fraud and theft and will be disbarred. (BusinessDen file photo) Steve Bachar, a Denver lawyer and businessman who is facing criminal charges of...
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