As many CAFR members know, regulation of solid and hazardous waste in Colorado is vested in an administrative rulemaking body known as the Colorado Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission (“Commission”). The Commission considers proposed regulations developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) and makes final determinations regarding those rules, through a formal hearing process.
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Tips From the Judges
Tim Flegleman’s wedding to employment litigator Amy Krasner was only three months away. Susan and Rod Victor were to be maid of honor and best man and, to our surprise and delight, my wife and I also had been asked to be in the wedding party. It was going to be a big event, with a long guest list that included family members, lawyers, judges, and law professors.
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2013 Survey on Oil & Gas
During the past year, a number of important judicial decisions and regulatory actions concerning oil and gas development occurred in Colorado. These decisions and actions should be of interest to all persons who are involved in Colorado oil and gas activity.
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Experts: mHealth poses privacy challenge
Despite the potential of mobile healthcare, experts say they worry about the added risks of security breaches, privacy violations and other concerns that come with the increasing use of mobile technology.
Erin McAlpin Eiselein, an attorney and a partner at Davis, Graham & Stubbs, LLP in Denver, says one of the primary concerns for physicians engaging in mHealth is maintaining patient privacy of electronically stored protected health information or “ePHI.”
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The Economic Loss Rule: Some Practical Consequences of the Distinction Between Contractual Duties and Other Legal Duties
The “economic loss rule” provides that a party who suffers only economic harm may recover damages for that harm based only upon a contractual claim and not on a tort theory, such as negligence or strict liability. The law of torts provides a basis for recovering for personal injury or property damage.