CenturyLink v. Houser

Published on:
May 12, 2025

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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