Stage 6 of the Tour de France will be the longest stage of the Tour.

This Independence Day weekend turned out to be the breakout for Boulder, Colorado USA-based Team Garmin-Cervelo has been hoping for.  First by winning their first ever Tour de France stage on Sunday's Stage 2 Team Time Trial (TTT).  Thor Hushovd took the stage and the Yellow Jersey (see below).  On Monday, it was Tyler Farrar's turn and the sprinter took the Stage 3 win in impressive fashion.  He is now in the hnut for the Green Jersey (see below). 

LaszloLaw is proud to sponsor the first BStrong Cancer Ride.  The Bstrong Ride will help raise money for the Boulder Community Hospital's new Cancer Center and Livestrong.  There will be 70, 25 and 1mile rides for all ages and skill levels.  Go to www.bstrongride.com to register you and your team!  This will be a great event! 

 The Tour de France begins July 2, 2011.

In an effort to reduce repeat DUI offenders, Denver County has instituted a new Sobriety Court.

The US Supreme Court issued a decision this morning holding that the State of California is violating the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution with it's overcrowded prison facilities.

The Colorado Senate voted down House Bill 1261, which would have established a legal limit to the amount of THC a driver can have in their systems.

On April 20, 2011 Boulder Police issued 33 marijuana tickets to University of Colorado students during the 4/20 festivities.  And while fines for the infractions may only be $100, ticketed CU students who receive Federal Student Aid could suffer far worse consequences.  The Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA) suspends aid eligibility for students who have been convicted under federal or state law of the sale or possession of drugs, if the offense occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving federal student aid (grants, loans, and/or work-study). ...

June 28, 2010: WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution's Second Amendment restrains government's ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. READ MORE HERE.

The Attorneys at LaszloLaw, a Boulder law firm, are experienced criminal lawyers and civil lawyers who will work to protect your rights and work diligently to preserve your freedoms, financial security, and well-being.

June 1, 2010:  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a suspect's silence is ineffective to invoke their 5th Amendment right against self incrimination.  In Berghuis v. Thompkins, the suspect, Thompkins, was read his rights before being interrogated.  Thompkins himself read aloud his rights but refused to sign that he had read and understood them.  At no point did Thompkins tell the officers that he wanted to remain silent or request legal counsel.  Thompkins remained mostly silent except for occasional one word responses to the officers' questions. 2 hours 45 minutes into the interrogation, a Detective  asked Thompkins if he believed in God.  Thompkins said yes. Then the Detective asked: "Did you pray to God to forgive you for shooting that boy down?" And Thompkins said yes again.  The case against Thompkins was based on his statement and he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.  Thompkins lawyers argued that the statement should not have been admitted into evidence and that Thompkins, by remaining silent, had invoked his 5th Amendment right.  The 5-4 decision reversed a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Thompkins.  Siding with the majority were Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Siding with the minority were Justices Sotomayor, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.

The Attorneys at LaszloLaw, a Boulder law firm, are experienced criminal lawyers and civil lawyers who will work to protect your rights and work diligently to preserve your freedoms, financial security, and well-being.

May 19, 2010:  The US House of Representatives passed Resolution 1297 today which supports "the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week."  American Craft Beer Week is May 17-23.  Read More HERE.

On May 17, 2010 three bodies were found inside Boulder Stove and Flooring near Valmont and 30th Ave. in Boulder, Colorado Monday morning.  Police responded to reports of gunfire around 11:00am.  When they arrived, they discovered three bodies.  Two of the victims were owners Sean and Staci Griffin and the third, the suspected shooter, was an employee, Robert Montgomery.  Police have indicated that Montgomery shot the Griffins over a pay dispute.  Read Daily Camera Story HERE.

In 2009, there were five murders in Boulder. 

The Attorneys at LaszloLaw, a Boulder law firm, are experienced criminal lawyers and civil lawyers who will work to protect your rights and work diligently to preserve your freedoms, financial security, and well-being.

Denver city officials are scheduled to meet Wednesday, May 19, to discuss moving forward on the long awaited hotel at DIA's Jeppesen Terminal.  The projected cost is around $170 million.  Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been tapped to design the structure that may be positioned at the south end of the terminal... a plan that may change the appearance of the iconic terminal.  Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns the "Westin Hotel" brand, would manage the 500+ room hotel.  Currently, the closest hotel to DIA is about seven miles away.  Read DenverPost.com story HERE.  

The Attorneys at LaszloLaw, a Boulder law firm, are experienced criminal lawyers and civil lawyers who will work to protect your rights and work diligently to preserve your freedoms, financial security, and well-being.

On March 25, 2010, The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a release regarding changes being made to the medical marijuana application process.  Citing the "explosive growth" in the number of medical marijuana applications (up from 270 per day in August 2009 to over 1,000 per day in February 2010) the department will no longer review applications fro completeness or issue receipts at the time of submission - and will only accept applications in sealed envelopes.  Medical marijuana applications will continue to be accepted by mail.

UPDATE: May 14, 2010: Judge Selna Ordered the appointment of counsel this afternoon in the Toyota MDL.  See Order here.  The Judge Ordered Plaintiffs' counsel to be structured as: 

• A liaison committee for personal injury/wrongful death cases, consisting of two co-lead counsel and a total of nine members, including the co-leads.

• A lead counsel committee for the economic loss cases, consisting of two co-leads who represent consumer plaintiffs and one co-lead who represents non-consumer plaintiffs, and six additional members consisting of five counsel who represent consumer plaintiffs and one counsel who represents non-consumer plaintiffs.

MAY 14, 2010:  Hoards of Plaintiffs lawyers were in Santa Ana yesterday stumping for a shot at the Toyota MDL feeder pellet.  The Honorable Judge James V. Selna will decide which of the 70+ Plaintiffs' firms will be appointed to the coveted Toyota MDL Leadership Positions and Lucrative MDL Committees by Monday May 17.  Judge Selna reportedly will decide by next monday.  Why the push to be on an MDL committee?  MDL committees are a big, big business - generating tens of millions of dollars in fees for the committee attorneys. They are essentially unlimited billing opportunities for those fortunate enough to be chosen to be on a committee.  Further, getting a position on an MDL committee is politically critical if you ever want to move up the MDL food chain in the future.  Those lawyers seeking the top MDL spots such as Plaintiffs Leadership positions will often build a team of lawyers in one MDL, and then the team will infiltrate the new MDL by applying for different committees and supporting one anothers' applications for the lead spots.  Then, in subsequent MDLs, the favor will be returned and the cycle continued.  In many ways, the MDL is stripped of the restrictions and regulations of the class-action, and therefore, much more attractive to plaintiffs attorneys who seek unfettered billing and control of the litigation process. 

Finally, in further proof that the BP oil rig  is not the only thing spewing waste, many lawyers pointed to the looming Gulf oil spill as a possible distraction to certain lawyer candidates for top Toyota MDL positions that are already jumping into the Gulf spill litigation.

The Attorneys at LaszloLaw, a Boulder law firm, are experienced criminal lawyers and civil lawyers who will work to protect your rights and work diligently to preserve your freedoms, financial security, and well-being.

The Colorado Supreme Court has decided against ruling on the issue of whether the game of Poker is gambling under Colorado law.  In 2008, a Colorado Bureau Of Investigations Probe into a $20-buy-in game of Texas Hold'em at a Greeley bar resulted in five arrests for illegal gambling.  The only case to go to trial resulted in an acquittal, and chargers against the other four defendant's were dropped.  During the trial, a defense expert testified that Poker is a game of skill.  The defense also argued that the players involved had a "bona fide" relationship - which is an exception to the law.  In August, 2009, Weld County District Court Judge James Hartmann ruled that the trial judge erred in allowing the defense's expert to testify that poker is a game of skill because it is already considered a game of chance under Colorado law. The defendant, with support from the Poker Players Alliance, an advocacy group, then asked the state Supreme Court to review the case - which it declined to do. 

Following a week-long trial, a Mississippi jury awarded 71 year old Troy Lofton $15 million dollars in damages finding that Lofton’s mesothelioma was caused by his exposure to the asbestos-containing product Flosal, a product sold by Drilling Specialties Company, a division of Conoco Phillips between 1964 and the mid 1980’s..  According to the evidence,  Flosal was a drilling mud used in off-shore oil drilling operations that was packaged in 50-pound sacks, in powder form, that were opened and poured into a hopper for mixing, allegedly exposing workers to the asbestos in the Flosal. The $15.2 million verdict came after an eight-day trial in Jones County Circuit Court.

In advance of the May 13 Toyota MDL hearing, a Toyota MDL "conference" was hosted on May 12, in Costa Mesa, CA by those plaintiffs attorneys seeking the highest positions in the Toyota MDL.  The purpose of the conference is much like a political rally where those attorneys seeking the top spots will essentially tell those in attendance why they are the best for the job and why you should support their application.  

Plaintiffs counsel reportedly said yesterday they will seek upwards of $7.35 BILLION to compensate plaintiffs who now feel bad about their Toyotas along with those plaintiffs who suffered actual physical injuries.  More importantly however, are the attorneys fees that $7 plus Billion would generate for the plaintiffs lawyers themselves.  In MDLs such this, it is not uncommon to see "common benefit fees" in the range of 10-18% of the total recovery - that could yeild over one billion dollars in fees for the plaintiffs lawyers.

May 6, 2010, Rockland County, NY: Former NY Giants Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested for patronizing a prostitute in the third degree.  Taylor faces a maximum of one year in prison on the solicitation charge, a misdemeanor. The maximum sentence for third-degree rape, a felony, is four years.