Colorado High Court: Willful Conduct Not Excepted From Economic Loss Rule

( April 23, 2025, 10:42 AM EDT) -- DENVER — “[N]o exception to the economic loss rule exists for allegations of willful and wanton conduct,” the Colorado Supreme Court ruled, affirming an appellate court’s ruling that the rule barred a subrogated property insurer from asserting a negligence claim against a general contractor whose deviation from construction plans resulted in a fire that damaged the insured’s property....