Insurance law took center stage in Colorado's appellate courts during the first half of 2026, but civil rights litigation produced its own notable mark on the landscape. Here, Law360 breaks down four major rulings in Colorado courts from the first half of 2026.
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4 Big Colorado Rulings So Far In 2026

By Zach Dupont

Insurance law took center stage in Colorado's appellate courts during the first half of 2026, but civil rights litigation produced its own notable mark on the landscape. Here, Law360 breaks down four major rulings in Colorado courts from the first half of 2026.

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Amgen Wins Order Blocking Colorado's Enbrel Price Cap

By Lauren Berg

Colorado is preliminarily blocked from enforcing its price cap on Amgen's rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the biotech company is likely to succeed on its claim that federal patent law preempts the state's effort to limit the price of patented medications.

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FTC Says Distorting AI Outputs To Follow State Laws Won't Fly

By Allison Grande

Companies that "alter or steer" the outputs of artificial intelligence models to comply with legislation in Colorado and other states that aim to regulate the use of the emerging technology risk deceiving consumers and facing federal enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission warned in a proposed policy statement released Wednesday.

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DOJ Lacks Authority To Challenge Magazine Ban, Colo. Says

By Rachel Konieczny

The federal government lacks the authority to challenge the constitutionality of a 2013 Colorado law that bans large-capacity magazines, the state told a Colorado federal judge in urging the court to toss the Second Amendment case.

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Dish Ch. 11 Timeline Slowed After Tower Cos.' Objections

By Ben Zigterman

A Texas bankruptcy judge slowed down Wednesday the prepackaged Chapter 11 cases from video distribution entities owned by EchoStar Corp., including Dish TV and Sling TV, after cell tower companies and the U.S. Trustee's Office took issue with the expedited timeline.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Colo. Regulator Says Gas Co.'s Ask For Review Is Too Late

By MJ Koo

Colorado utility regulators and a state consumer advocacy office have jointly moved to dismiss a natural gas company's bid for court review of an agency decision, arguing the company missed the required 30-day filing deadline by nearly three weeks.

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LITIGATION

Cleaning Co. Agrees To $500K Deal Over OT, Sick Leave Claim

By MJ Koo

A Texas commercial cleaning company agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims that it failed to pay overtime wages and provide paid sick leave to Colorado workers it employed through subcontractors, according to a motion for preliminary settlement approval filed Wednesday in Colorado federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era

As attorneys cope with the increasing unpredictability that artificial intelligence and constant policy changes have created, particularly in practice areas where they carry the emotional weight of clients’ most consequential life events, otherwise soft discussions about self-care are a matter of professional competence, says attorney Jack Jrada.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Legal Sector Jobs Spike With Work 'Churning Right Along'

By Aebra Coe

The legal sector added 5,100 jobs in June, the largest increase the industry has seen in more than two years, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, the Asian Law Caucus and the Democracy Defenders Fund lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship.

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Feds Seek Up To 21 Months For Ex-Judge On ICE Obstruction

By Elizabeth Daley

A former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of obstructing ICE officers' courthouse arrest of a man facing misdemeanor charges by pointing him to a side door should spend up to 21 months in prison, the government said in a sentencing memo, recommending she be made an example.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week 

By Sue Reisinger

Amid the changes coming for general counsel, the policies and enforcement priorities of federal regulators may fluctuate more rapidly after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week that could dramatically remake independent government agencies. And the EEOC rescinded affirmative action documents that have guided employers for decades.

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Georgia Atty Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Ethics Case

By Emily Johnson

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a Georgia attorney's defamation suit against two people involved in an unsuccessful disciplinary action against her, saying her rambling appeal failed to prove that the trial court erred in dismissing her claims.

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When Does A Firm's 'Breakup' Fee-Split Contract Go Too Far?

By Rachel Rippetoe

It looked like a win for plaintiffs' firms when the Kentucky Supreme Court recently upheld a firm's 75% claim on fees from cases an attorney took with him when he launched his own practice, but the narrow ruling may leave room for lawyers to challenge similar agreements as penalties for leaving their firms.

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Judges To Tour Rust Belt To Build Trust In Courts

By James Boyle

Days after the Fourth of July celebration of America's 250th birthday, a group of current and retired judges will lead a four-day bus tour through three states to promote one of the bedrock principles of the country's independence: the rule of law.

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Analysis

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

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Mass Tort Titan Paul J. Napoli Dies

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Paul J. Napoli, an influential plaintiffs attorney who worked on some of the nation's highest-profile mass tort matters in recent decades, died on Tuesday at the age of 58.

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Skadden Adds Mass Torts Litigator As Partner In Chicago

By Christine DeRosa

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has grown its mass torts litigation offerings in Chicago with the addition of a Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP attorney, the firm said.

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'Embarrassed' Conn. Atty Details ChatGPT Briefing Errors

By Aaron Keller

With a sanctions hearing on the horizon, a Connecticut attorney has told the state's highest court he is "extremely embarrassed" by artificial intelligence errors in briefs filed in two recently decided cases, explaining he used ChatGPT to edit his research without knowing it could make "unprompted changes to the content."

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Del. Magistrate Orders JPMorgan To Advance Javice Fees

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court ruled Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. must advance millions more in disputed legal fees to cover the appeal of the convicted founder of college financial aid startup Frank, concluding the bank failed to meet Delaware's demanding standard for withholding advancement by showing the billing requests reflected "clear abuse."

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Ex-DOJ Fraud Section Chief Joins Fried Frank

By Nadia Dreid

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has added a veteran litigator from the U.S. Department of Justice who also brings more than a decade of experience representing financial institutions in white collar, enforcement and complex litigation spaces.

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Reed Smith Adds Ex-Norton Rose Partner, RE Atty In Munich

By Nate Beck

Reed Smith LLP has bolstered its private equity practice with the hire of a former Norton Rose Fulbright group leader in Munich.

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McCarter Atty Knew 'Magic Words' For $20M Deals, Court Told

By Brian Steele

If a onetime McCarter & English LLP partner had raised a single red flag about a Long Island town's legally flimsy agreement to repay $20 million worth of a businessman's loans, the ill-fated deals never would have gone forward, a Connecticut court heard Thursday.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alston & Bird

Arnall Golden

Bartlit Beck

Brockstedt Mandalas

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

Cozen O'Connor

Davis Polk

Fairfield & Woods

Fried Frank

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Goldman Ismail

Greenberg Traurig

Harris Beach Murtha

Hogan Lovells

Howley Law PLLC

Isaacs & Isaacs

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Kilpatrick Townsend

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kobre & Kim

Lankler Siffert

Latham & Watkins

Leech Tishman

Levin Sitcoff

Logan Vance

Lowell & Associates

Marc J. Bern & Partners

McCarter & English

Mignott Law Group

Milbank LLP

Mintz Levin

MoloLamken

Morgan & Morgan PA

Morgan Lewis

Napoli Shkolnik

Norton Rose

O'Hagan Meyer

Paul Weiss

Pillsbury Winthrop

Porter Hedges

Potter Anderson

Quinn Emanuel

Rathod Mohamedbhai

Reed Smith

Reichman Jorgensen

Ropes & Gray

Sidley Austin

Silver Golub

Skadden Arps

Smith Gambrell

Spencer Fane

Squire Patton

Strang Bradley

Troutman

White & Case

Wiggin & Dana

WilmerHale

Withersworldwide

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

AT&T Inc.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

American Immigration Lawyers Association

American Tower Corp.

Amgen Inc.

Ant Financial Services Group

Apple Inc.

Asian American Center for Advancing Justice

Bayer AG

Capital One Financial Corp.

Chevron Corp.

Children's Hospital Colorado

Cisco Systems Inc.

Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Corteva Inc.

Cox Communications Inc.

Crown Castle Inc.

Dealogic LLC

EchoStar Corp.

Entergy Corp.

Epic Games Inc.

Esurance Insurance Services Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

GE Aerospace

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Giant Eagle Inc.

Google LLC

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Intel Corp.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Justice in Motion

Kohl's Corp.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

LinkedIn Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Merck & Co. Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michaels Stores Inc.

Monsanto Co.

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

New England Asset Management Inc.

New York University

Palantir Technologies Inc.

PepsiCo Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Pro Bono Institute

RELX PLC

Robert Bosch GmbH

Sling TV LLC

Snap Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

State Bar of Georgia

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Suncor Energy Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Kroger Co.

TikTok Inc.

United Services Automobile Association

Virginia State Bar

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Colorado Attorney General's Office

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies

Colorado Public Utilities Commission

Colorado Supreme Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

Los Angeles Superior Court

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Michigan Supreme Court

National Labor Relations Board

Ohio Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin