In Re Deanna Hagan and Shane Hagan, Plaintiffs v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Defendant; in Re Cynthia Ewald…

Summary

The court made its rules to show cause absolute and held that Boulder County was a proper venue for all three actions because Farmers was a nonresident defendant. It further held that the trial courts abused their discretion by ordering venue changes based on affidavits that focused primarily on travel distances and failed to identify witnesses, describe the nature and materiality of their testimony, address admissibility, or show how the witnesses would be better accommodated. The court directed the transferee courts to return the cases to Boulder County District Court.