Praetorian Insurance Company v. Axia Contracting, LLC et al

  1. February 13, 2024

    Insurer Can't Toss Claims As Sanctions In Hotel Fire Suit

    A Colorado federal judge has rejected an insurer's request to toss a construction contractor's counterclaims as sanctions for discovery failures in a dispute over a $3 million hotel fire, with the judge finding no problems with a magistrate judge's decision to instead award attorney fees and costs.

  2. November 08, 2022

    Disclosure Failures Not Just 'Sloppiness,' Colo. Judge Says

    A Colorado federal judge on Tuesday shot down an argument from a contractor's attorney that a failure to turn over 16,000 pages of unfavorable documents during discovery was the result of mere miscommunication and oversight rather than bad faith, saying the sanctionable conduct was "not sloppiness, in the court's view."

  3. March 04, 2019

    Praetorian Not Liable For $3M Damage In Colo. Hotel Arson

    A Colorado federal judge has sided with Praetorian Insurance Co. in a fight over liability after an arsonist caused $3 million in damage to a hotel construction project, saying the policy clearly exempts Praetorian from paying if the site wasn’t properly secured.