July 21, 2026
Brian Watson, CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners, is a limited-purpose public figure as to an alleged statement calling him "a criminal," but not as to a separate allegation that he had "relations" with prostitutes, a Colorado federal magistrate judge ruled.
December 09, 2025
An Illinois woman told a Colorado federal court that Brian Watson, the CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners, should be considered a public figure for the purposes of his defamation suit, where Watson accused the woman of telling people that he is a "criminal," that his wife is a prostitute and that he frequently uses the services of prostitutes.
October 29, 2024
The wife of Northstar Commercial Partners CEO Brian Watson has filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court alleging an Illinois woman defamed her by accusing her of being a prostitute and that her husband frequently procures the services of prostitutes, estimating her damage at roughly $50 million.