In a prior Colorado Construction Litigation blog entry, we presented concerns with Senate Bill 11-068, which seeks to eliminate the significant public impact component of claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (the CCPA ). On February 22, 2011, the Senate passed the bill in a 19 to 15 vote. As the bill made its way through the Senate, it was amended to remove the provisions that would have granted the Attorney General the unilateral power to add to the laundry list of acts that constitute deceptive trade practices. While the original version of the bill would have created a rebuttable presumption that a significant public impact occurred where a plaintiff offers evidence of a deceptive trade practice, recent revisions completely do away with the element of a significant public impact in a CCPA cause of action. The revised SB11-68 reads in part: 6-1-113.5. Private cause of action - elements legislative declaration. (1) TO PREVAIL IN A CLAIM BROUGHT UNDER SECTION 6-1-113, A PLAINTIFF SHALL ESTABLISH THAT:(a) THE DEFENDANT ENGAGED IN AN UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE; Read Full Story...