Denver Partners
Fred Winters and
Jesse D. Rodgers recently obtained summary judgment, dismissing
claims against our client, a national RV dealership chain, in a
catastrophic injury and wrongful death case in Denver County
District Court. The plaintiffs alleged that our client formed an RV
transportation company which operated as its alter ego,
instrumentality, and/or joint venture. However, this transportation
company was a completely separate company and was simply a
third-party vendor.
In June 2017, our client's RV transportation vendor's
driver collided with the rear of the plaintiffs' vehicle on an
interstate highway, causing the deaths of the plaintiffs'
parents and personal injuries to both plaintiffs, the surviving
children. Another set of defendants were sued for the spilling of
fly ash on the highway, causing a traffic back-up and also
contributing to the accident. There were seven defendants in total
named in the lawsuit, and plaintiffs' counsel demanded
