If the plaintiffs prevail in any class action litigation brought against any public entity, the amount of attorney fees which the plaintiffs' attorney is entitled to receive out of any award to the plaintiffs shall be determined by the court; except that such amount shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such limitation shall apply where the public entity pays the attorney fees directly to the plaintiffs' attorneys or where the public entity is required to pay the attorney fees indirectly through any program it administers by reducing the benefits or amounts due to the individual plaintiffs.
Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 272, § 2, effective April 28.
Cross references: For provisions relating to limitations on attorney fees in class action litigation against public entities, see § 13-17-203.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 10 - Governmental Immunity
§ 24-10-102. Declaration of Policy
§ 24-10-104. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
§ 24-10-105. Prior Waiver of Immunity - Effect - Indirect Claims Not Separate
§ 24-10-106. Immunity and Partial Waiver
§ 24-10-107. Determination of Liability
§ 24-10-108. Sovereign Immunity a Bar
§ 24-10-109. Notice Required - Contents - to Whom Given - Limitations
§ 24-10-111. Judgment Against Public Entity or Public Employee - Effect
§ 24-10-112. Compromise of Claims - Settlement of Actions
§ 24-10-113. Payment of Judgments
§ 24-10-113.5. Attorney General to Notify General Assembly
§ 24-10-114.5. Limitation on Attorney Fees in Class Action Litigation
§ 24-10-115. Authority for Public Entities Other Than the State to Obtain Insurance
§ 24-10-115.5. Authority for Public Entities to Pool Insurance Coverage
§ 24-10-116. State Required to Obtain Insurance
§ 24-10-117. Execution and Attachment Not to Issue
§ 24-10-118. Actions Against Public Employees - Requirements and Limitations
§ 24-10-119. Applicability of Article to Claims Under Federal Law