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Denver defense attorney admits skipping trial for Caribbean cruise
Roatán Island, off the coast of Honduras, as seen in 2021. Denver defense attorney Michael Martin was on the island when he was supposed to be in court. (Photo courtesy of Alisa Matthews/Unsplash) A...
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New law makes it harder to restrict employees from going to competitor
Justin Plaskov, left, is an employment law attorney with Jester Gibson & Moore. Elizabeth Chilcoat, center, is a labor and employment attorney at Sherman & Howard. Kendra Prospero, right, is...
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Judge blocks release of Casa Bonita plans over mass shooting concerns
Casa Bonita is Lakewood is undergoing renovations. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) A Jefferson County judge on Tuesday temporarily prohibited the City of Lakewood from publicly releasing schematics of...
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Tyler Tysdal sent to minimum security prison on Western Slope
Tyler Tysdal is an inmate at the Delta Correctional Center, where he will spend up to six years after pleading guilty to securities fraud. (Photo courtesy of the Colorado Department of Corrections)...
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Shotgun Willie’s death case defendant claims Glendale police deserve blame
A defendant in a lawsuit over a death at strip club Shotgun Willie’s in 2019 is blaming Glendale police. (BusinessDen file photos) With a trial in the contentious case 11 weeks away, a defendant in the...
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What Casa Bonita’s unusual legal fight means for public records
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of “South Park,” purchased Casa Bonita in 2021. The owners sued and won a court injunction that prevents the city of Lakewood from releasing building plans to the...
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Former Broncos backup QB files for bankruptcy on Cherry Hills mansion
This mansion at 5 Mockingbird Lane in Cherry Hills Village was bought by former Broncos backup quarterback Preston Parsons for $5.1 million in 2017. (Image courtesy of YouTube) A former fourth-string...
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Developer Brian Watson, former state treasurer nominee, charged with...
Brian Watson, owner of Denver-based Northstar Commercial Partners, has been charged with securities fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (BusinessDen file photo) In the months leading up to...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.25.22
Adams District Court Gabriel Montalvo v. Meade Manor Homeowners Association; Homestead Management Corporation The plaintiff alleges the defendants failed to make repairs or conduct mold removal and...
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Bitcoin mining power pioneer Crusoe Energy sues rival, alleges patent theft
Crusoe Energy employees on site to eliminate natural gas flaring. Crusoe uses excess methane from oil and gas sites to power mobile data centers that mine Bitcoin. (Photo courtesy of Crusoe Energy)...
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Tiny home builder keeps selling as past customers sue, wait
Matt Sowash, founder of Holy Ground Tiny Homes, stands outside a 32-foot home that it built. (Images courtesy of YouTube) In a TikTok video posted July 27, Matt Sowash wears a “My Life Was a Fiasco...
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Updated: Nativ Hotel in LoDo sells for $6M in wake of foreclosure
Nativ Hotel sold for $6.3 million on Aug. 26. (BusinessDen file photos) Almost a year after LoDo’s Nativ Hotel filed for bankruptcy, the property has been sold to a new owner. Chicago-based Pangea...
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Restaurant sues to stop eviction from Confluence apartment building
The 35-story Confluence apartment building at 1441 Little Raven St. (Justin Wingerter photo) Nearly two years after leasing space in the 35-story Confluence apartment complex, and after investing...
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City lets Federal liquor store keep selling despite concern over crime
Avondale Liquors at 1365 N. Federal Blvd. is just south of Colfax Avenue and southwest of RTD’s Decatur-Federal station. (Justin Wingerter photo) Denver’s licensing department has decided that despite...
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Vail vs. Vail: Ski company sues town over blocked worker housing project
A gondola heads up a mountain at the Vail Ski Resort. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post) Vail Resorts sued the Town of Vail this week over the latter’s decision to block the construction of employee housing...
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Coworking firm’s first refusal right may halt Broadway redevelopment
Grid Collaborative Workspace is a tenant at 445 Broadway. (Justin Wingerter photos) Plans for an eight-story, 264-unit apartment complex along Broadway could be blocked by a 44-word clause in a...
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Casa Bonita drops lawsuit that blocked building plans from public
Casa Bonita has operated in Lakewood since 1974. (Photo by Thomas Gounley) “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have dropped their objection to the release of building plans at Casa Bonita,...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 9.8.22
Adams District Court Winterhawk Electric LLC v. MAPP LLC; Raising Cane’s Restaurants LLC Foreclosure of a $29,581 mechanic’s lien at 201 E. 136th Ave. in Thornton, which is a Raising Cane’s restaurant....
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Suit by LoHi landlords claims bakery ignored lease and bailed for RiNo
A nearly century-old building at 3300 Tejon St. that was leased to Hearth Bakery still displays the signage of its previous tenant, The Firehouse Church. (Justin Wingerter photos) At the northeast...
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Judge returns Auraria Student Lofts to company she says mismanaged it
Auraria Student Lofts is a 14-story apartment complex atop the Curtis Hotel at 1051 14th St. (Justin Wingerter photo) A Denver bankruptcy judge has ordered that control of the Auraria Student Lofts be...
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