Colorado Theater Involved in Shooting Sued

Testimony To Begin In Civil Trial Against Colorado Theater

5/10/2106

Opening statements are being made in a civil trial against the company that own the movie theater where a shooting occurred in 2012. Twenty-eight victims and their families are suing, saying the chain should have done more to prevent the shooting that killed twelve and left more than seventy injured. This shooting, which occurred at the Aurora Century 16 Theater, was perpetrated by James Eagan Holmes on July 20th, 2012 during a midnight release of the movie The Dark Knight Rises.

This civil suit has been brought up because one party believes that the other party has slighted or harmed another, and the first party wants reparations. This case is different than the criminal suit that is being tried against Holmes. If any member of either of those trials believes that their case was mishandled they can appeal their decisions, and get a higher courts ruling on the handling of their case. This appeal would be handled by the appropriate appellate court, which is a court with appellate jurisdiction.