Attorney Brian McConaty has been named a 5280 Magazine “Top Lawyer” for his work in medical malpractice: defense. 5280’s list features more than 400 of the best attorneys, in 49 specialties, throughout the Denver metro area. 5280 surveys thousands of metro-Denver attorneys asking for recommendations in various categories of law. The magazine then conducts several interviews with […]
TEN RWO ATTORNEYS NAMED 2016 COLORADO SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS
We are pleased to announce ten RWO attorneys have been listed as 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. The attorneys named to the list of Colorado Super Lawyers are Tracy L. Ashmore in business litigation, Bryan D. Biesterfeld in business/corporate, Harold R. Bruno, III in franchise/dealership, Douglas R. Ferguson in franchise/dealership, Anthony L. Leffert in business […]
President Obama Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act
On May 11, President Obama signed into law the landmark Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA”), which will provide, for the first time, federal civil remedies for victims of trade secret misappropriation. Trade secrets now join the other traditional forms of intellectual property—patents, trademarks, and copyrights—for which a federal civil right of action is available […]
Supreme Court Has the Opportunity to Clarify “Patent Exhaustion” Doctrine in Appeal of Case Involving Printer Cartridges
The Patent Act describes infringement with the following deceptively simple sentence: “Except as otherwise provided in [the Patent Act], whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented invention, within the United States or imports into the United States any patented invention during the term of the patent therefor, infringes the patent.” […]
SEVEN ROBINSON WATERS & O’DORISIO, P.C. ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2017 BEST LAWYERS® LIST
SEVEN ROBINSON WATERS & O’DORISIO, P.C. ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2017 BEST LAWYERS® LIST We are pleased to announce seven lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The following attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America list: […]
Construction defect claims may be barred at different times for different contractors
A recent Colorado Court of Appeals decision has changed, in part, the law relating to the cut-off date for filing claims against construction professionals. For several decades Colorado law has imposed a “statute of repose” or a cut-off date after which no defect claims may be asserted against construction professionals (architects, engineers, contractors, etc.). Generally […]
Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. ranked in 2017 “Best Law Firms”
Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 4 practice areas. We are pleased to announce the following rankings: National Tier 2 Franchise Law Metropolitan Tier 1– Colorado Franchise Law Real Estate Law Metropolitan Tier 2 – […]
Thirteen RWO attorneys named 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
The attorneys named to the list of 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers are: Tracy L. Ashmore in business litigation Bryan D. Biesterfeld in business/corporate Harold R. Bruno III in franchise/dealership Douglas R. Ferguson in franchise/dealership Anthony L. Leffert in business litigation Brian G. McConaty in personal injury medical malpractice defense Peter T. Moore in business/corporate John […]
FEDERAL JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION TEMPORARILY PREVENTING ENFORCEMENT OF NEW, MUCH HIGHER, MINIMUM SALARY REQUIREMENT FOR “EXEMPT” EMPLOYEE STATUS
A U.S. District Judge in Texas has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily preventing the effectiveness of the new final rule of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FSLA”). The new rule would set a much higher minimum salary requirement under federal law for an employee to qualify as […]
New Colorado Laws Expand Rights of Employees and Job Applicants Affected by Pregnancy or Recent Childbirth, Allow Employees to Inspect Personnel Files, and Eliminate an Employment Eligibility Requirement
Among other bills impacting business and other organizations in Colorado, two bills imposing new requirements on employers and one bill eliminating a burden passed through the Colorado legislature this past session, as follows: Accommodations for Pregnancy-Related Conditions Beginning on August 10, 2016, employers in Colorado will be required to provide “reasonable accommodations” to applicants for […]
