Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-203.7 Adjustments of dollar limitations for effects of inflation - definition
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(1) The limitations on noneconomic damages set forth in section 13-21-203 (1)(a) and the amount of the solatium set forth in section 13-21-203.5 must be adjusted for inflation as of January 1, 1998, January 1, 2008, January 1, 2020, and each January 1 every two years thereafter u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-204 Limitation of actions
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All actions provided for by this part 2 shall be brought within the time period prescribed in section 13-80-102. Source: G.L. � 880. G.S. � 1033. R.S. 08: � 2059. C.L. � 6305. CSA: C. 50, � 4. CRS 53: � 41-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 41-1-4. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 615, � 1, ef…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-301 Settlements, releases, and statements of injured persons
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(1) If a person is injured as a result of an occurrence which might give rise to liability and said person is a patient under the care of a practitioner of the healing arts or is hospitalized, no person or agent of any person whose interest is adverse to the injured person shall:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-401 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Manufacturer means a person or entity who designs, assembles, fabricates, produces, constructs, or otherwise prepares a product or a component part of a product prior to the sale of the product to a user or consum…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-402 Innocent seller
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(1) No product liability action shall be commenced or maintained against any seller of a product unless said seller is also the manufacturer of said product or the manufacturer of the part thereof giving rise to the product liability action. Nothing in this part 4 shall be constr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-402.5 Product misuse
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-403 Presumptions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-404 Inadmissible evidence
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-405 Report to general assembly. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire part added, p. 821, � 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 1613, � 168, effective May 20.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-406 Comparative fault as measure of damages
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-801 Short title
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-802 Legislative declaration
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-803 Definitions
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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 brought u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-804 Damages - persons injured by an individual illegal drug user
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-805 Nonexclusiveness - exceptions to liability - joinder
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(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.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-806 Comparative negligence
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-807 Contribution among and recovery from multiple defendants
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-808 Effect of criminal drug conviction
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-809 Prejudgment attachment and execution on judgments
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-810 Statute of limitations
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-811 Stay of action
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-812 Nonretroactive
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-813 Severability
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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…