Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. (CCB) is pleased to formally announce Marc Kaplan’s first anniversary since joining the firm’s team. Kaplan is a preeminent trial and appellate lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator having practiced for almost 40 years. Marc practices primarily in the areas of family law and legal malpractice. Marc is the Past President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, represented Colorado as the State Delegate to the Family Law Section to the American Association for Justice, is past Vice President…

Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, have been a topic of discussion and research for several years. Autonomous vehicles are equipped with advanced technologies such as sensors, cameras, and artificial intelligence algorithms that enable them to navigate roads without human intervention. The promise of autonomous vehicles is that they could greatly reduce the number of accidents caused by human error, which is a leading cause of car accidents. However, as with any new technology, there have been concerns about the safety…

Court systems worldwide and far back in history have recognized the need for a system of justice that allows victims of wrongdoing to seek compensation for the damages caused by the wrongdoer. This part of the justice system focuses not on punishing the wrongdoer as in the criminal justice system, but on imposing civil liability to compel the wrongdoer to compensate the person they’ve wronged for the economic damages and pain and suffering their action caused. The word “tort” stems…

Most states in the U.S. consider age 18 as the age of majority, in which children become legal adults. However, in Colorado, child emancipation occurs at age 19. While this unique feature of Colorado law has little impact on many families, for divorced parents with child support orders issued by the Colorado family courts, it’s important to fully understand the state’s child emancipation laws. In Colorado, the child support obligation continues until the youngest child named in the support order…

In personal injury law in Colorado and other states, when a jury renders a verdict finding the defendant liable for damages in a civil case, the jury awards an amount of monetary compensation to the victim. If either side strongly disagrees with the amount of compensation awarded, one way to address this is through additur or remittitur. Using a motion for additur or remittitur to seek an increase or decrease in the jury award is an option that addresses an…