Recent Blog Posts
Slip Slidin’ Away
We get so much snow in Colorado, maneuvering icy sidewalks is almost considered a winter sport! But slipping and falling is no joke, and could lead to a serious – and potentially long-lasting – injury. Business owners, homeowners and municipalities are responsible for clearing public walkways and/or spreading salt or sand no later than… Read More »
Wrongful Death Suits Against Ski Resorts Allowed to Move Forward
Colorado has an apparent number of quality ski resorts. There are many risks to skiing and snowboarding that are known to those who enjoy these winter sports and those who own and operate the resorts that people often perform them on. These risks do occasionally result in fatalities that leave families in mourning, searching… Read More »
How Do Employers Reduce the Number of Workplace Injuries?
Employers know the risks that they put their employees in by requesting them to perform certain jobs. No matter the industry, it is possible for a worker to become injured. In such situations, workers’ compensation is often implemented, allowing an employee to afford time off while they recover from a workplace injury. There are… Read More »
Hospital Group Contradicts Religious Beliefs in Legal Defense
The death of a mother and her twin fetuses has become the center of a controversial lawsuit. The surviving husband and father filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital group that was in charge of the hospital and the medical staff where his wife and unborn children lost their lives in 2006. The… Read More »
Cyclist Shows Struggles That Come With Spinal Injuries
There are countless ways a person in Colorado can sustain an injury. One of the most catastrophic of these is the spinal cord injury, an event that can leave a person completely paralyzed if severe enough. Damage to the spine can be acquired in nearly any setting – it simply requires some sort of… Read More »
Settlements Keep Public From Hearing Evidence Against Toyota
Toyota sales have not diminished in Colorado or worldwide despite the car manufacturer’s legal problems over safety flaws. The car maker spent over $1 billion in settlements to victims of injury and fatal accidents and tens of millions of dollars more in fines to the U.S. government. Toyota has managed to avoid injury and… Read More »
Opposite Colorado Wrongful Death Rulings Based on Same Law
Two inbounds skiers’ deaths in avalanches at two difference resorts last year are testing the Colorado legal system. Intrawest Winter Park Operations Corporation and Vail Resorts are named in the negligence lawsuits for wrongful death. The cases have already reached the district courts in Broomfield and Grand County. The case against Winter Park was… Read More »
ACLU Settles with Colorado Police in Wrongful Death Suit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been locked in a legal battle with the Colorado State Patrol for some time after the death of a man. According to reports, the man was at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado, when police entered the property without a warrant. They shot and killed him during… Read More »
NCCI Releases Report on Workplace Motor Vehicle Accidents
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has added more data to its 2006 study of workplace injuries. According to the study, the workers’ compensation claims that come from motor vehicle accidents are more severe than many other types of claims. Traffic accidents are prevalent and pervasive throughout many different industries, not being limited to… Read More »
Toy Story
The safety of our families is our highest priority. We teach our children to not cross busy streets, we take them to the doctor for checkups, and we buckle them into our cars no matter how short the trip. We also do all we can to make them happy, including giving them toys at… Read More »