Colorado Theater shooting News

Appeal Sought by Some Colorado Theater Victims in Dismissal of Cinemark Suit

Some victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater are appealing a judge’s decision to scrap their lawsuits against the theater chain. Judge R. Brooke Jackson dismissed the suits in June. He said they should not go to …

Cinemark Attorneys Want Colorado Theater Shooting Victims to Pay $700K in Legal Fees

Attorneys for Cinemark want victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued the theater chain. The company’s lawyers told a judge they need the money to cover …

Few Options for Colorado Theater Victims After Loss to Cinemark

Victims’ loss in a civil trial over whether a Colorado movie theater should have done more to prevent a mass shooting leaves them with dwindling options as they seek damages for their suffering. Experts say the loss Thursday to Cinemark …

Jury Finds Cinemark Theater Chain Not Liable in 2012 Colorado Shooting

The owners of a movie theater where 12 people were killed during a screening of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” are not liable for the mass shooting, a jury ruled on Thursday, in the first civil lawsuit stemming …

Colorado Movie Theater Shooter Ordered to Pay Nearly $1M in Restitution

A judge Friday ordered Colorado theater shooter James Holmes to pay about $955,000 in restitution to the victims of his 2012 movie theater shooting – money the imprisoned mass killer likely will never pay. District Court Judge Carlos A. Samour, …

Lots of Excuses During Jury Selection for Colorado Theater Shooting Case

One prospective juror said she had a panic attack. Another claimed to have a bad back. A third is in the military and worried he would be deployed during the trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes. As thousands of …

‘Death-Qualified’ Juror Search Slows Marathon, Theater Cases

One prospective juror was brutally frank when asked whether he could consider a sentence of life in prison for the man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon. “I would sentence him to death,” he said, then added: “I can’t imagine …

Colorado Theater Shooting Victim’s Family Sue Ammo Seller

The parents of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing four online retailers of improperly selling ammunition, tear gas, a high-capacity magazine and body armor used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges it was …

Dad of Girl Killed in Colorado Theater Shooting Sues

The father of the youngest person killed in the Colorado theater shootings is the latest to file a lawsuit in federal court against the theater operator. The Denver Post reports 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan’s father, Ian Sullivan, filed his lawsuit against …

Another Lawsuit Filed Over Colorado Theater Shooting

A law firm that helped reach an $816 million settlement for first-responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several victims of the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting. The Denver Post reported the lawsuit filed …