Brendan L. Loy

Biography

Cases

• Obtained reversal on appeal of a civil protection order against a local citizen who had been accused of "threatening" a local public official based on a brief verbal encounter in which he criticized her job performance and indicated he would advocate for her removal from her position.
• Obtained a ruling from the Colorado Court of Appeals overturning the trial court on a complex supersedeas bonding issue that arose out of a successor liability and civil conspiracy case, resulting in an award of approximately $2.5 million in favor of several governmental entities.
• Obtained a ruling from the Colorado Court of Appeals upholding the trial court's determination that the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act applies to employees of Regional Transportation District contractors who are co-employees of RTD, thus limiting any recovery against the drivers (and hence the contractors) to the $150,000 cap set forth in the Immunity Act.
• Obtained summary judgment for a national organization against a former employee who alleged discrimination and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy.
• Obtaining dismissal of personal injury cases against a national fitness club based upon the release language contained in the club's membership agreements.
• Obtained summary judgment for a property owner in a contractual dispute with a commercial laundry service provider over whether the latter had properly exercised a right of first refusal pursuant to the parties' unusual lease agreement.
• Obtained dismissal of a lawsuit against an attorney for malicious prosecution, with fees awarded against the plaintiff and plaintiffs' counsel.
• Obtained dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit based on a novel theory of weather related liability, with fees awarded against the plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel.
• Obtained an administrative determination rejecting a former job applicant's discrimination claim against an agricultural machinery company.

Other Experience

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors