Supreme Court of Colorado, 2025

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners; Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.; Graham Contracting Ltd.; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; Balfour Beatty, LLC; and Graham Business Trust

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners; Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.; Graham Contracting Ltd.; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; Balfour Beatty, LLC; and Graham Business Trust
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided March 24, 2025

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners; Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.; Graham Contracting Ltd.; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; Balfour Beatty, LLC; and Graham Business Trust

Opinion

1

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC, Petitioner
v.
Regional Rail Partners; Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.; Graham Contracting Ltd.; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; Balfour Beatty, LLC; and Graham Business Trust, Respondents

No. 24SC537

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

March 24, 2025


         Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

         Whether a claimant who files an excessive verified statement of claim under the Colorado Public Works Act, §§ 38-26-101 to -110, C.R.S. (2024), forfeits both its statutory remedies and all other available legal remedies or, as with an excessive lien claimant under the General Mechanics' Lien Act, forfeits its statutory remedies only.

         Whether a verified statement of claim under the Colorado Public Works Act may lawfully include disputed amounts, such as additional costs incurred by a subcontractor due to project delays and disruptions, or whether such claims are limited to undisputed, liquidated amounts.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.