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September 30, 2021

What to expect before litigation in a personal injury case

For those at the beginning of a personal injury case, this very brief overview will provide a high-level guide to what you can expect in the near future as your case develops, and prior to any formal litigation. Of course, [...]

May 27, 2021

What Makes Truck Accident Cases Different?

Wondering if you need a Colorado Truck Accident Lawyer? Are you wondering what the the process will be, and whether it’s any different than what your friend or your neighbor went through when they were hurt in a car accident? [...]

May 23, 2021

Injured in a Slip and Fall on Ice in Denver?

If you are injured by a fall on ice that should have been removed or cleared away by someone else, you may be able to sue for compensation for your injuries. When a landowner fails to remove snow or ice [...]

May 23, 2021

5 Things to Know About Your Slip and Fall Injury in Denver

If you have been injured in a slip and fall in Denver, or simply as a result of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, you could benefit from a free consultation with a slip and fall lawyer in Denver. [...]

May 20, 2021

Compensation in Colorado Car Accidents

What Is Fair? Every dollar short of full and fair compensation is a burden shift away from the wrongdoer and onto the injured. If you are injured in a car accident that is someone else’s fault, you will not know [...]

May 12, 2021

Who Is At Fault In Your Denver Car Accident?

You were injured in a Denver car accident. Because Colorado is an at-fault state, the question of who was at fault for the collision just became a very important one for you. The answer is often obvious to the person [...]

April 28, 2021

What To Do If You Are Injured By A Drunk Driver

It’s bad enough being in a car accident that was caused by a distracted or careless driver. But when a driver is intoxicated or high, to the extent their ability to drive is impaired, any injuries they cause are rightly [...]

March 3, 2021

Injured In A Truck Accident? Wondering If You Need A Lawyer?

If you care about full compensation, you will want to at least talk to a truck accident lawyer about your case. It’s hard to know what you don’t know, and by talking to a lawyer experienced with truck wrecks about [...]

February 8, 2021

Why Does “Easily Preventable” Matter?

A life changing injury caused by negligence requires fair compensation. But when that injury could easily have been prevented, everyone from the person who was injured, to the jurors who determine what fair compensation means, are rightfully going to feel [...]

February 8, 2021

Is Traumatic Brain Injury Part of Your Injury Claim?

Identifying Brain Injury When a person injures their spine, or fractures a bone, or suffers a severe joint injury, they tend to know it. That is not always immediately true for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). In years past, emergency medical [...]

January 25, 2021

“Plaintiff Calls Your iPhone 12 Pro To The Witness Stand…”

Cell phones are playing an ever-increasing role in the litigation of Colorado personal injury lawsuits. Of course they are. They go with us everywhere. Most of them log our location and make records of phone calls and text messages. We [...]

June 1, 2020

Want real accountability for excessive force? End qualified immunity

When most of us do something that is reckless or careless, and in doing so cause injury to another, we are held responsible. Sometimes by the police. We could be charged with a crime for that kind of thing, or [...]

March 31, 2020

Social Media Can Hurt Your Colorado Personal Injury Case

If you have a personal injury case in Colorado, it pays to put some thought into how your use of social media could impact your claim. The days of parties to an injury lawsuit overlooking social media posts during preparation [...]

February 23, 2020

How Long Will My Colorado Personal Injury Case Take?

In the beginning, nobody really knows. Some things that delay a case are hard to predict at the beginning of your case. However, you can minimize unnecessary delay by choosing a lawyer who wants to get you full justice [...]

February 14, 2020

Should You Include Med-Pay Coverage in Your Insurance Policy?

Medical payments (med-pay) coverage pays for a car accident victim's medical treatment as medical bills are incurred regardless of who was at fault, and sometimes without reducing the total amount recovered from the at-fault insurance company. Med-pay must be [...]

February 9, 2020

“Independent” Medical Examination?

"Independent" Medical Examiners in Personal Injury Cases Are Typically Hired and Paid by the Defense/Insurance Company Many of my personal injury clients are surprised to learn that in almost every civil lawsuit involving an injury, the plaintiff is required to [...]

February 5, 2020

Which Car Insurance Policy Should Pay After a Car Accident?

The answer could be "all of them". If you are injured in a Colorado car accident, you should expect the at-fault driver's insurance policy to pay for repairs to your vehicle, as well as compensation for your medical treatment, [...]

January 18, 2020

Cameras in Courtrooms?

Exploitation or a step toward a better system? Britain is planning to televise portions of their criminal trials. Of course, we’ve been doing that here in the U.S. for a long time for high-interest cases. Having television cameras in a [...]

January 17, 2020

Mental Health Damages in Personal Injury Cases

Easily Overlooked Everyone knows it is possible to get compensation for physical injuries caused by someone else’s negligence. But most serious injury cases also involve harm to the victim’s mental health too, and these can be easily overlooked. If your [...]

January 2, 2020

What to Do After a Car Accident

1. Get to safety and get medical care. If you are injured in an accident, your first priorities should always be to get to a safe location and to get the medical care you need. Everything else I am listing [...]

December 5, 2019

5 Mistakes To Avoid After An Auto Accident

A Guest Post By: Dr. Alison Bremner Atlas Chiropractic Have you been injured in an auto accident? If so, here are 5 mistakes you should absolutely avoid. For more information on how Dr. Bremner can help you visit: www.alisonbremner.com Don’t [...]

April 17, 2019

Distracted Driving Underreported In Colorado

Summary - For those in a hurry: Colorado drivers are in about 120,000 accidents per year. Only about 20,000 are confirmed to be related to distracted driving. But distracted drivers have good reasons to underreport, and we still rely on [...]

March 28, 2019

How Can Delay Hurt My Personal Injury Case?

Injury attorneys often urge clients to “call now” and “don’t delay”. Marketing practices encourage those statements, of course. But there is more to it than that. It really does matter how quickly you obtain legal representation. Here are some ways [...]

March 25, 2019

How Do I Pay A Personal Injury Attorney?

Most personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. That means the client pays attorney fees out of a portion of the money that is recovered at the end of the case. In this post, I will explain [...]

December 20, 2018

How To Choose An Injury Lawyer

Choosing a Colorado Injury Lawyer You certainly have options when you choose an injury lawyer. There are a number of us in Colorado and most of us can take more cases, including yours. But if you are reading this that [...]

December 19, 2018

Anti-Lawsuit Propaganda

When you hear the phrase “frivolous lawsuit”, what do you think of? All personal injury lawsuits? All neck injuries? McDonald’s? Something else? Now consider how much you know about this issue. If you thought of a specific case, how much [...]

April 20, 2018

Should We Trust That Police Lineup ID?

Common Methods of Identifying a Suspect Most law enforcement agencies continue to use “line-ups” for witness identification. Some consider this the most reliable method of suspect identification available to them, and reserve these procedures for their most serious cases. The [...]

February 21, 2018

DOJ – Hiding the Manual on Hiding the Evidence

For the Accused, A Fair Trial Requires a Full and Open Discovery Process When it comes to a government prosecuting an individual, the government always has the advantage. Arguably, the government always has access to greater resources than the [...]

December 13, 2017

False Confessions

Many people (jurors) assume confessions are a reliable indication of guilt. That makes confessions a very important aspect of a criminal case. Because so many jurors will simply accept a confession as true, presenting unreliable confessions to juries results [...]

October 31, 2017

Bite Mark Evidence Still Getting It Wrong

Bite Mark Evidence Is Still Getting It Wrong - But Courts Are Fine with That Bite mark evidence impressed many in the 1970s and 1980s. As an early example, bite marks received plenty of attention during the trial of Ted [...]

July 26, 2016

How to File a Protection Order against Your Spouse

No one should have to put up with an abusive or controlling spouse. If you are filing for divorce, you and your spouse will automatically be issued something called a temporary injunction. This is a type of less severe [...]

May 9, 2014

Divorcing Parents and Joint Education Decisions

Most parenting plans for divorced or separated parents require the parents to make major decisions regarding the children jointly. One of the most important is choosing which school a child will attend. Parents approach this issue with many [...]

May 9, 2014

Are You Ready for Mediation?

Many Colorado jurisdictions require parties with divorce and child custody cases to mediate before putting their disagreements forward for a court to decide. Mediation is an informal attempt to resolve a dispute in which a neutral mediator attempts [...]