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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 [...]