Attorneys L. Kathleen Chaney and Amber Ju obtained a favorable verdict in Home Design Services v. Trumble, following a jury trial in United States District Court, District of Colorado, May 16-19, 2011. The Plaintiff, Home Design Services (“HDS”) asserted claims based upon the alleged infringement of copyrighted architectural plans. Plaintiff pursued numerous similar lawsuits in many other jurisdictions across the country against other defendants alleging similar copyright infringement claims. In this case against Defendants Terry and Janelle Trumble, Plaintiff alleged that the Trumbles’ personal residence, located on the Western Slope of Colorado, infringed on an HDS copyrighted plan. Plaintiff sought damages for the price of the plan and all the equity or profits in the Trumble home totaling between $96,000 and $174,000. The jury found for Plaintiff on liability, but limited the award of damages to the cost of the plan,which was $935.
Recent Trial Success
August 2024: Borrego v. Velez, Case #2023CV32277, Denver County District Court, Colorado
Lambdin & Chaney represented Defendant in a personal injury case involving a multi car automobile accident with significant exposure. Plaintiff asserted claims for negligence and negligence per se. Plaintiff asserted that he suffered significant injuries in the accident, including a herniated disc in his spine at C4-5. Plaintiff argued that he needed a future total disc replacement surgery (TDR) at C4-5, as well as annual medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablations for the rest of his life. A jury trial occurred in August 2024 in front of the Honorable Judge Gerdes. Plaintiff’s counsel made a $3 Million-dollar pretrial demand and asked the jury to award $2.6 Million in closing argument.
After a 5-day trial, the jury entered a verdict in favor Plaintiff in the amount of $35,000 (economic damages only) and apportioned 75% fault to Defendant and 25% to the named non-party. The jury did not award non-economic losses or physical impairment. Thus, the total amount awarded against Defendant taking into account the apportionment of fault is $26,250.00. We submitted a $100,000 statutory of settlement prior to trial and the verdict was lower than the amount of the offer. Ultimately, Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the matter after trial and Defendant paid zero.