Category: News

March 28, 2018: Fourteen Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio (RWO) attorneys have been named 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. The attorneys named to the list of 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers are: Stephen Waters – General Litigation John O’Dorisio, Jr. – PI Medical Malpractice; Defense Brian McConaty – PI Medical Malpractice; Defense James Lapin – […]

We are pleased to announce attorneys Joel Laufer and Nicholas Thompson have joined Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, adding significant tax and bankruptcy expertise to the practice. Joel will continue to focus his practice in the area of insolvency including the representation of lenders, creditors, creditors committees, debtors and asset purchasers in Chapter 7 liquidation cases, […]

(DENVER, February 14, 2018) — Shareholder Doug Ferguson of Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio (RWO) has been named a 2018 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times, reflecting recognition by peers and the editorial board of the industry’s leading publication as one of the best attorneys in franchising. All 2018 Legal Eagle recipients will be honored in the April […]

By: Daniel Block It is a problem that occurs often in business. A supervisor fires a poorly performing employee because of the employee’s unsatisfactory performance. The employee contends that he or she was a victim of illegal discrimination based on his or her age, race, gender or some other factor. The employee files a claim […]

Effective July 1, 2007, indemnity provisions in construction contracts will no longer be enforced if the provisions protect the indemnified party (“indemnitee”) from the indemnitee’s own negligence or fault. Construction contracts as defined within the new provisions in C.R.S. § 13-21-111.5 (“Civil Liability Cases – Pro Rata Liability of Defendants”) include planning, engineering, design or […]

The Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 was recently enacted. The Act will be applicable to all construction defect actions, including lawsuits and arbitrations, that are filed after April 20, 2007. The Act is actually a revision to the “limitation of damages” provision contained in Colorado’s Construction Defect Action Reform Act of 2003 (“CDARA”), C.R.S. § […]

The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a new Enforcement Guidance concerning potential illegal caregiver discrimination by employers. If you are familiar with employment laws, and keep up on news concerning employment laws, you may be thinking that you do not remember hearing that a new protected class, “caregivers,” has been created by […]

By: Daniel Block If you are the owner of a successful business that has more than one outlet, such as retail stores or restaurants, you may have decided you would like to expand your chain. Or, people may have told you that they would like to own an outlet operating under the trade name of […]

By Doug Ferguson and Dan Block The Federal Trade Commission’s amended Franchise Rule has been enacted with the phase-in period set to expire on July 1, 2008. The amended rule will require revisions to your offering circular – which is now called a Franchise Disclosure Document, or the FDD. Numerous changes have been made to the disclosure system […]

Retaliation claims by employees have soared over the past two years—up 18 percent— and are the fasted growing of discrimination charge filed with the EEOC. Making matters worse is a recent US Supreme Court ruling which hands the plaintiff’s bar another attractive avenue and vastly higher stakes for filing these claims – when connected to […]