What Is Mitigation?
How Efforts to Mitigate Your Damages Can Help You Recover Damages in a Personal Injury Claim According to the legal doctrine of mitigation, every person who suffers a personal injury has a duty to act to avoid additional damage and reduce the effects of the injury. An...
How Does Bankruptcy Affect Your Colorado Personal Injury Case?
It depends on the kind of bankruptcy being filed. Bankruptcy is likely to affect a Colorado personal injury claim. But exactly how it will affect the claim depends on who is filing for bankruptcy and under which federal chapter relief is being sought. There are two...
Colorado Increases Caps for Noneconomic Damages
First Hike of Statutory Limits Related to Personal Injury in Over a Decade In April 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed legislation to increase the limits for statutory damages for the first time in more than a decade. The new damage caps apply only to claims...
What Colorado Negligence Claims Are Made Of
Duty ● Breach ● Cause ● Damages Negligence is an important factor in any Colorado personal injury claim. Determining negligence typically involves proving four key elements: duty, breach, cause, and damages. An injured person must prove that someone had a duty to...
A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Responsibilities to Clients
6 Important Things You Have a Right to Expect When Filing a Colorado Lawsuit The attorney-client relationship is just that -- a relationship between two parties, complete with rights and responsibilities for each. These are some of the things a client should expect...
Are Dog-Bite Injuries Common in Colorado?
Colorado is one of the states with strict dog-bite liability laws. Dogs are naturally inclined to bite when they are scared, startled, or need to defend themselves or protect something valuable to them. Although guard dogs and herding breeds can be the worst...