10th Circuit Court of Appeals

In 199 East Pearl Condominium Owners Association v. Acuity Insurance Company, we prevailed on all four alleged claims as the 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment. We successfully argued that subsequent discovery of latent water damage related back to the initial discovery of damage such that the contractual limitations period barred the plaintiffs’ declaratory judgment and breach of contract claims, as well as establishing a complete lack of evidence supporting the plaintiffs’ substantive and procedural bad faith claims.

Recent Trial Update

June, 2023 brought another trial victory for Kathy Chaney and Amber Ju in Colorado Springs’  El Paso County District Court. In that case, stemming from an auto accident,  the Plaintiff claimed damages for a variety of alleged severe spinal injuries as well as associated lost wages.   A jury entered a verdict that was significantly lower than the statutory offer of settlement made by the defense months prior to the trial.

Recent Trial Update

Kathy Chaney and Elaine Stafford prevailed in a hard fought bad faith/ UIM case in Federal Court in July, 2023.  The jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of the firm’s insurer client, defeating the Plaintiff’s claim for nearly a million dollars in damages.

Recent Trial Update

The case of T-Bone Construction v. BGE, LLC was decided via unanimous jury verdict in favor of  the firm’s client, T-Bone, in Adams County District Court in July, 2022.  BGE claimed over 12 million dollars for alleged construction defects at a commercial project against T-Bone, the contractor.   Kathy Chaney and Ed Dillon, representing T-Bone,  prevailed, obtaining a verdict entirely in favor of T-Bone on both the claims against it and its affirmative claims for payment. A giant win for T-Bone, its carrier and the firm.

P. Jennings and M. Marks Promoted to Partners!

P. Jennings and M. Marks Promoted to Partners!

Congratulations to Park Jennings and Melissa Marks who are promoted to partners!

Eric Hevenor promoted to partner

Congratulations to Eric Hevenor for his well-deserved promotion to become a partner. We are all excited for you.!

Recent Trial Update

With trials once again resuming, Kathy Chaney recently tried a construction defect case representing the designer and installer of the metal structure of a commercial storage facility. The owners alleged that the composite floor decks were defective and sought, in excess of $2 million in repairs. The Court granted the motion for directed verdict after the close of plaintiff’s case-in-chief.

August 2021 Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette

Have you been keeping up with the important 2021 Colorado Legislative changes? Read all about it in our August 2021 Edition of Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette:

August 2021

March 2020 Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette

How will COVID-19 outbreak affect insurance industry? Read all about it in our March 2020 Special Edition of Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette:

March 2020

November 2019 Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette

Did you know that Colorado damages caps are increasing on January 1st of 2020? Read all about it in our November 2019 edition of Lambdin & Chaney Claims Gazette:

November 2019