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Article Excerpt
A lawyer can be sued for negligent misrepresentation after giving incorrect advice, even to a nonclient, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled. In reversing a trial court judgment, the appeals court found that "in Colorado, a claim based on negligent misrepresentation is independent of any principle of contract law and that privity is not required." (Steele v. Allen, 2009 WL 399992 (Colo. App. Feb. 19, 2009).)
In 2002, Jack Steele was in a car accident. He and his wife, Danette, contacted Katherine Allen, a lawyer in Greeley, Colorado, and asked about the statute of limitations for filing...
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