After you’ve been injured in a car accident in Colorado, your first move is to seek medical attention. It doesn’t take long, however, before you start wondering how long you have to file a claim. If you weren’t the one responsible for the accident, you want to know that you won’t have to bear the full weight of your...
Continue ReadingIn Inclement Conditions, Is Anyone Liable for a Crash? Who’s to blame for the rain? No one. But a rainy day doesn’t automatically excuse drivers who collide with other vehicles. The same is true with fog, snow, or a full-blown storm. No matter what the weather’s like outside, people still have to exercise caution. If they make a wrong...
Continue ReadingFiling a Personal Injury Claim Filing a personal injury lawsuit can be an overwhelming experience filled with plenty of obstacles and confusing legal jargon. Hiring an experienced attorney to guide you through the process of filing a personal injury claim and seeing it through to trial, if necessary, is one of the best decisions you can make for yourself...
Continue ReadingGetting You the Compensation You Deserve After an Accident in Colorado The term “damages” refers to the monetary compensation that an injured party collects after reaching a settlement or winning a personal injury lawsuit. A judge or jury will award damages to an injured victim who demonstrates financial, physical, and/or emotional losses and expenses related to their injury. Colorado...
Continue ReadingTypes of Injury Claims That We Handle Serious accidents are not limited to any particular time or place; they can occur on the road, in a place of business, on the job, or even at home. If an accident is caused by the negligent or otherwise wrongful behavior of another person, victims may be entitled to compensation for any...
Continue ReadingWe’ve Seen How Hours-of-Service Violations Lead to Crashes in Colorado Anyone who has spent time on highways knows just how valuable big rigs are to our economy. Semi-trucks carry countless dollars’ worth of goods from coast to coast, and we depend on them for the products that make modern life possible. However, some trucking companies push their drivers too...
Continue ReadingDistracted driving is incredibly dangerous, putting everyone on the road at risk for severe injury or even death. Sadly, despite this risk, many drivers still allow themselves to become distracted from the traffic around them. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are three kinds of distraction that drivers allow to divert their...
Continue ReadingRideshare companies, such as Lyft and Uber, have taken the country by storm over the past decade. Many people have gotten used to being able to push a button on their phones and get a ride, and many others have enjoyed the chance to work as drivers, making a little extra money on the side without having to go...
Continue ReadingA truck vs. car collision is a tragedy. People can, and often do, lose their lives and loved ones to negligent truckers and their companies. Even worse, many of these trucking companies go out of their way to make sure that the people they victimized get as little compensation as possible. Knowing the most common tricks used by these...
Continue ReadingNot all motor vehicle collisions involve two or more vehicles. Some are single-vehicle accidents in which a driver collides with a fixed object. Serious or fatal injuries can occur when a vehicle strikes a tree, a guardrail, construction equipment, or fallen cargo in the road. Motorcyclists and bicyclists are often injured in dooring accidents, when a driver opens a...
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