Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Energy/Cross-Respondent v. Estate of Carol Ross, by and through its personal representatives Derek Ross and Tanya Weindler as heirs to Carol Ross. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner
Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Energy/Cross-Respondent v. Estate of Carol Ross, by and through its personal representatives Derek Ross and Tanya Weindler as heirs to Carol Ross. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner
Opinion
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Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Energy, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent
v.
Estate of Carol Ross, by and through its personal representatives Derek Ross and Tanya Weindler as heirs to Carol Ross. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner
No. 25SC231
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc
November 17, 2025
Court of Appeals Case No. 23CA1537
Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.
JUSTICE HART does not participate.
Whether, as a matter of first impression, the "felonious killing" exception to the Wrongful Death Act's cap on noneconomic damages, § 13-21-203(1)(a), C.R.S. (2024), by its plain language applies only to individuals and not corporations.
Whether, in determining the amount a plaintiff is entitled to recover in a wrongful death action, the court of appeals erred in, first, applying section 13-21-203(1)(a), C.R.S. (2024) to reduce the jury's award of noneconomic damages to the Wrongful Death Act's cap amount and then, second, applying the defendant's proportionate percentage of liability to further reduce the recovery.
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