Viacom heir says Denver auctioneer stole from him
A 1940 painting by the German artist J.H. Thomas that was sold at a June 2023 auction. (LiveAuctioneers.com) Brent Redstone, scion a television and film fortune, and his wife are accusing a Denver...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 6.6.24
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse at 901 19th St. in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Michael Arnold; Marilynn Arnold v. Norma Ramos Blanco The plaintiffs, who own 7441 Quebec...
View ArticleShuttered ‘sham audit mill’ in Lakewood sued by clients in class action
The former BF Borgers office at 5400 W. Cedar Ave. in Lakewood in seen on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Justin Wingerter/BusinessDen) An auditing firm in Lakewood that federal regulators closed last month...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 6.20.24
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse at 901 19th St. in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Tracye Herrington v. Rachel Chaparro; Elevations Credit Union; Venus Barreto; William...
View ArticleFrank Azar says company is buying his ‘brand name’ Google search terms
A Frank Azar billboard looms over a used car lot along South Broadway in Denver. (BusinessDen file) For a second time, Frank Azar’s law firm is accusing a company of using Google ads to trick dozens of...
View ArticleFraudster sold stakes in make-believe mines, state says
A salt marsh in Mineral County, Nevada. (Courtesy Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology) State regulators allege that while he was on probation for securities fraud, a Colorado man committed more...
View ArticleLawyer Corporon wired $375K divorce settlement to hacker, lawsuit says
Randy Corporon, center left, listens to remarks during a hearing at Denver’s City and County Building on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Denver Post file photo) Due to the alleged actions of two people — an...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 7.3.24
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Juan John Garraus v. Viewpoint Condominium Association Inc. The plaintiff, who owns a condo at...
View ArticleLaw firm says client hasn’t paid it for winning $9M crypto theft trial
Jeff Pagliuca, left, and his client Mark Shin at Shin’s trial in Arapahoe County District Court in May 2023. (KDVR.com) Lawyers for an Aurora man who exploited a software bug to take $9 million in...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 7.18.24
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse at 901 19th St. in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association v. MV Realty of Colorado LLC The...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.1.24
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (Thomas Gounley) Adams District Court Summit Management Services Inc. v. Hinton Construction Inc.; Godden Sudik Architects Inc. The...
View ArticleCourt rules $115K wire fraud was law firm’s fault, not credit union’s
The Ent Credit Union location at 1499 Wynkoop St. in LoDo. (Justin Wingerter/BusinessDen) A law firm has been ordered to pay $115,000 to Colorado’s largest credit union following a legal dispute over...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.15.24
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse at 901 19th St. in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court ASR Companies v. Billings Street Apartments LLC; Reliance Investors The plaintiff claims...
View ArticleJohn Logan, extroverted Denver real estate attorney, dies at 66
John Logan rappels from a downtown Denver building during a charity event. (Courtesy Kelly Logan) On a group trip to Washington, D.C., Denver attorney John Logan and others from NAIOP’s Colorado...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.29.24
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company v. Dalvir Gill; Rajvir Gill The plaintiff claims that...
View ArticleStartup lawyer disbarred for embezzlement, shady stock schemes
The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel is an independent office of the Colorado Supreme Court, whose building is seen here in 2015. (The Denver Post) A Denver startup lawyer has agreed to be...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 9.12.24
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Larry Webber v. Safeco Insurance Company of America The plaintiff accuses the defendant of not...
View ArticleLawyer threatened with contempt for alleged criminal trespass denies that
The exterior of the North Shore Health & Rehab Facility in Loveland is pictured on March 18, 2020. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) On the morning of Sept. 4, Lauri Thompson watched as four...
View ArticleSherman & Howard name to end as Denver’s oldest law firm agrees to merger
Sherman & Howard’s Denver office is in the Block 162 skyscraper at 675 15th St. in the Central Business District. (Sherman & Howard) The city’s oldest law firm announced Monday that it will be...
View ArticleThe Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 9.26.24
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse at 901 19th St. in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Sean Greene; Breeona Wilcox v. Highland Way Apts LLC The plaintiffs accuse the defendant...
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