Democrats Reject Morgan Carroll’s Trial Lawyer Handout
To commemorate what may be her final week in the state legislature, Morgan Carroll made sure to go out true to her trial lawyer roots. Even up to the final minute, Carroll was the sole Senate sponsor of legislation so self-serving to the trial lawyer community, including potentially Carroll herself, the measure was voted down 8-1 in committee, with only 1 Democrat supporting the measure.
Because the bill would ignore brand new agency rulemaking and make it easier to sue energy companies that provide critical jobs for Colorado workers the Governor’s office piled on, saying the legislation “raises serious concerns” and that it was a “solution in search of a problem.” Clearly the solution Carroll was looking for was a way to enrich her trial lawyer buddies, even if it meant hurting Colorado’s economy. Luckily, even Carroll’s fellow Senate Democrats could see just how wrongheaded the bill was and joined with Republicans to vote it down.