What You Need to Know to Be Prepared for a Deposition (Part 2)
Depositions are a crucial part of the pre-trial discovery process, as they involve all parties involved in the lawsuit (i.e., all witnesses, the plaintiff and the defendant) making statements under...
View ArticleTrial Begins in Case of Truck Accident That Killed a Cyclist
A 47-year-old Boulder resident is facing criminal charges of careless driving associated with a fatal truck accident that occurred nearly two years ago. While the outcome of this criminal case could...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for a Personal Injury Lawsuit (Part 1)
Personal injury lawsuits are an incredibly powerful way for victims of any type of accident caused by negligence to hold the negligent party accountable and to secure compensation for the injuries and...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for a Personal Injury Lawsuit (Part 2)
As a follow up to How to Prepare for a Personal Injury Lawsuit (Part 1), here are some additional tips on what you should do to give yourself the best chances of moving your case closer towards a...
View ArticleProving Negligence in Personal Injury Lawsuits
The linchpin of any personal injury lawsuit lies in the plaintiff being able to prove that the defendant’s negligence caused the plaintiff’s injuries. Although this may seem simple enough, proving...
View ArticleColorado Dram Shop Laws and Personal Injury Lawsuits
Dram shop laws, which refer to the body of statutes governing the legalities around serving alcohol to the public, can play a role in personal injury lawsuits that involve car or truck accidents...
View ArticleWho Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
Wrongful death lawsuits are a particular type of personal injury case in which one party (the plaintiff) seeks damages from another party whose negligence resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s...
View ArticleRecent Car Accident Statistics for Denver and Aurora, Colorado (Part 1)
A recently report issued by the Denver Police Department has highlighted the fact that car accidents involving pedestrians, as well as fatal hit-and-run accidents, have significantly increased in the...
View ArticleRecent Car Accident Statistics for Denver and Aurora, Colorado (Part 2)
As a follow up to Recent Car Accident Statistics for Denver and Aurora, Colorado (Part 1), here are some additional facts about motor vehicle accidents in these two counties in recent years. While Part...
View ArticleApril is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
About 25 percent of all traffic accidents are caused by distracted driving, with the majority of these involving drivers somehow using their cellphones, according to the National Safety Council (NSC)....
View ArticleWorkplace Deaths – The Most Dangerous U.S. Cities to Work In
Throughout the U.S., smaller cities that are focused around a single specific industry tend to have a higher incidence of workplace fatalities than larger cities with a number of different industry...
View ArticleGuilty Plea in Fatal Car Accident Case Paves Way for Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The 59-year-old man who ran into and killed a 32-year-old bicyclist while driving in July 2012 has accepted a plea deal in his careless driving criminal case in exchange for entering a guilty plea. The...
View ArticleDeaths of Teen Drivers Have Decreased Nearly 50 Percent over Past 6 Years
A recently published report has found that teen driver fatalities have decreased by about 47 percent since 2007. The report, which was a joint effort between State Farm Insurance and The Children’s...
View ArticleCDC Study Finds that Distracted Driving is Greater Issue in U.S. than in Europe
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released a 2013 study finding that U.S. drivers are far more likely to be driving while distracted than European drivers (specifically, drivers in France,...
View ArticleDeciding Whether to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit? These Tips Can Help (Part 1)
After a car accident, a slip-and-fall accident or any event that results in a personal injury, you will likely be focused on recovering. Once your health is stable, however, your next concern may be...
View ArticleDeciding Whether to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit? These Tips Can Help (Part 2)
As a continuation of Deciding Whether to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit? These Tips Can Help (Part 1), here is some additional information that can be extremely helpful as you make the decision whether...
View ArticleDriving and Daydreaming More Dangerous Than Texting and Driving?
While the issues of texting and driving (and general cellphone use when driving) has been a hot-button issue recently when it comes to car accidents, a new study conducted by the Erie Insurance Group...
View ArticleTraffic Accident Deaths Increase More than 5 Percent in 2012, According to NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently released preliminary findings for motor vehicle accident statistics in 2012, and these findings suggest that traffic accident...
View ArticleBicyclist Killed in Collision with Alleged Drunk Driver in Boulder
A 46-year-old man who had been bicycling on Main Street in Boulder was killed this past Saturday when the driver of an SUV going the wrong way on the street attempted to make a turn and hit the victim....
View ArticleReducing Car and Pedestrian Accidents is Focus of New Denver Campaign
Last week, the City of Denver rolled out a new campaign that is aimed at decreasing the number of car and pedestrian accidents that take place in the city. Dubbed the “Heads Up” campaign, this new...
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