A Florida technology company has filed a malpractice lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado accusing Holland & Hart LLP and one of its attorneys of mishandling a high-stakes dispute with the city of Fort Collins that resulted in a judgment now exceeding $21 million.
In a complaint filed Wednesday, Open Investments LLC alleges that attorney Paul D. Swanson negligently represented it during prior litigation brought by the city over a failed multimillion-dollar utility billing system project. According to the suit, the city claimed that Open Investments and its subsidiary, Open International, misled officials into approving a system the companies allegedly knew was unfit for the city’s needs and could not be delivered on time.
Alleged Conflict of Interest
Open Investments contends it was never a party to the master professional services agreement between Open International and Fort Collins. Instead, it says it signed only as a guarantor of its subsidiary’s performance and contractual obligations.
