CenturyLink v. Houser
Published on:
May 12, 2025
Committee:
Court:
Colorado Supreme Court
Amicus Issue:
Whether C.R.C.P. 11 (which is identical to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11), which imposes a non-delegable duty to conduct an objectively reasonable inquiry, is satisfied when an attorney “borrows plausibility” from a complaint in another lawsuit and thus, whether plaintiffs’ attorneys may copy, verbatim, allegations from complaints filed in other jurisdictions without independently verifying them.
Counsel of Record:
Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Kendra N. Beckwith
Kenneth F. Rossman
Other Amici:
None.
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