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It’s showtime for ad campaign featuring Eagle-Vail boy sued in ski accident

By | 05.08.09 | 10:00 am

It’s not your typical pre-movie popcorn fare, but Denver-area theatergoers starting today will be treated to a short trailer produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce targeting lawsuit abuse and featuring an Eagle-Vail boy sued in a ski accident in 2007.

Eight-year-old skier is focus of ad urging lawsuit reform

By | 04.06.09 | 12:30 pm

The parents of an Eagle-Vail boy sued in a ski accident when he was just eight years old are now featured in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad campaign targeting lawsuit abuse.

Big business lobby stumps in Denver to defeat ‘card check’ bill

By | 02.24.09 | 4:24 pm

A representative with the world’s largest business federation was in Denver on Monday to decry H.R. 800, federal legislation that would give workers greater rights to unionize. At the meeting, business leaders were not only told to oppose the proposal by putting pressure on members of Congress, but they were also encouraged to make changes to state law.

UPDATED: National Republicans abandoning Schaffer in Colorado

By | 10.17.08 | 10:45 am

Confirming rumors that have been floating for days, The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder reports Friday morning the National Republican Senatorial Committee is pulling its resources from Colorado and will no longer support Bob Schaffer’s Senate bid with its massive advertising campaign against Democrat Mark Udall.