Book Title: Handbook of Colorado Wrongful Death Law , Fourth Edition  
Author: Gregory R. Giometti 
Publisher: CBA-CLE Books (CLE in Colorado, Inc.) 
Publication Date: 2019 
ISBN-13: 978-1-949831-06-1
Page Count: 270 pages 
  
About the Book: 
This Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Colorado Wrongful Death Law will furnish the reader with a comprehensive review of Colorado's wrongful death law, through extensive discussion of cases as well as the interplay of case law and statutes. The text not only looks at the current state of the law, but examines its historical development as well. Where appropriate, the book provides critical analysis of major court decisions and identifies questions that remain unanswered. Study of this book will equip practitioners to address most legal isses they might face in the handling of a wrongful death case in Colorado. 
 
Readers will find:
- New analysis of when a prior settlement of a wrongful death claim by the decedent's surviving spouse precludes a subsequent wrongful death action by the decedent's child under the “one action” rule
- What is a reasonable delay for purposes of relation back under C.R.C.P. 15(c)
- Liability of corporate defendants for exemplary damages
- The duty of a county jail to take reasonable care to prevent an inmate from committing suicide
- Governmental immunity for a sheriff's deputy involved in the fatal shooting of a motorist
- The “but for” test for causation-in-fact
- Who is a landowner under the PLA
- Whether a mass shooting in a theatre was unforeseeable as a matter of law
- Wrongful death claims under the Ski Safety Act
- Whether a requirement exists for each plaintiff to prove personal damages where multiple parties bring a wrongful death action as plaintiffs
  
 
 
 
 
Updates/Supplements:    
Handbook of Colorado Wrongful Death Law is updated as needed. This new electronic edition will replace all previous electronic versions/editions of the book. 
 
 
 
 
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