Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure

A product liability action may not be commenced or maintained against a manufacturer or seller of a product that caused injury, death, or property damage if, at the time the injury, death, or property damage occurred, the product was used in a manner or for a purpose other than t…

(1) In any product liability action, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the product which caused the injury, death, or property damage was not defective and that the manufacturer or seller thereof was not negligent if the product: (a) Prior to sale by the manufacturer, conforme…

In any product liability action, evidence of any scientific advancements in technical or other knowledge or techniques, or in design theory or philosophy, or in manufacturing or testing knowledge, techniques, or processes, or in labeling, warnings of risks or hazards, or instruct…

(1) In any product liability action, the fault of the person suffering the harm, as well as the fault of all others who are parties to the action for causing the harm, shall be compared by the trier of fact in accordance with this section. The fault of the person suffering the ha…

This part 8 shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug Dealer Liability Act". Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1261, § 1, effective June 2.

(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 8 is: (a) To provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in this state injured as a result of the use of an illegal drug; (b) To shift, to the extent possible, the cost of damage caused by the market for ill…

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Illegal drug" means a controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), C.R.S. (2) "Individual illegal drug user" means the individual whose use of a specified illegal drug is the basis of an action broug…

(1) Any one or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual's use of an illegal drug within this state: (a) A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual illegal drug user; (b) An employer of an individual illegal d…

(1) Any cause of action established by this part 8 shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other cause of action available to a plaintiff. (2) A person whose possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs is authorized by law is not liable for damages under this part 8.…

(1) An action under this part 8 is governed by the principles of comparative negligence. (2) The burden of proving the comparative negligence of the plaintiff shall be on the defendant by clear and convincing evidence. Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1264, § 1, effective Jun…

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13-50.5-102 (3), a person subject to liability under this part 8 has a right of contribution against any other person subject to liability under this part 8. Contribution may be enforced either in the original action or by a separate acti…

(1) (a) A person against whom recovery is sought is estopped from denying participation in the marketing of illegal drugs if the person has a criminal conviction based on the same circumstances that are the basis for the claim for damages. Said conviction must be for other than m…

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a plaintiff under this part 8 may request an ex parte, prejudgment order of attachment under rule 102 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure against all of the assets of a defendant sufficient to satisfy a potential …

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a claim under this part 8 shall not be brought more than four years after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action accrues under this part 8 when a person who may recover has reason to know of the harm from illegal drug use …

On motion by a governmental agency involved in a drug investigation or prosecution, an action brought under this part 8 shall be stayed until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion for a stay of the action. Source: L. 99: Entire p…

No cause of action shall accrue based upon any act by a defendant that occurred prior to June 2, 1999. Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1265, § 1, effective June 2.

If any provision of this part 8 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part 8 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pr…