It’s no secret Colorado has great skiing. In the 2016-2017 ski season, Colorado’s 30 ski areas logged over 13 million visits. Colorado’s ski industry supports over 46,000 year-round jobs and has an economic impact of roughly 4.8 billion per year. If you live here you know the sport is a real boon to the state. [...]
According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has the highest incidence of car accident fatalities of any high-income country. Roughly 90 people die each day in the U.S. in motor vehicle accidents. That’s over 30,000 people each year who lose their lives because of auto accidents. [...]
Distracted driving kills more than 3,000 people every year and injures almost 425,000 people. In the last week a new driving distraction is endangering lives – Pokemon Go. Several car crashes have already been reported in the first week of the game’s release, which encourages users to travel around collecting various elements in the game. [...]
If you have been seriously injured in an accident, you need an experienced attorney on your side to take the stress out of your legal case and allow you to focus on recovery.
June is National Safety Month. At Shafner Law, we want to raise awareness of the risks faced throughout our lives and the steps we can all take to make our world a safer place. Preventable injuries are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Only heart disease, cancer, and lower respiratory disease [...]
Each year in the United States, nearly half a million people suffer burn injuries. While some are minor and require little medical care, many of them are severe and can lead to a lifetime of pain and disability. Survivors must deal with much more than physical pain however. Living with a burn injury takes an [...]
March is brain injury awareness month, and this year’s campaign by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) emphasizes that as a survivor of brain injury you are not alone. Over 3.5 million people sustain a brain injury each year. Millions of Americans are living with brain injuries every day. In fact, 1 in every [...]
Many college students are on spring break already or looking forward to it in the next couple of weeks. Taking a trip with friends is a right of passage these days, but it can also lead to serious injuries. Use these tips to keep your trip fun and safe! Drink Responsibly. Although drinking is often [...]
Daylight Savings Time is upon us again. For many of us that means a harder time getting ourselves and our kids out of bed and off to work and school. It may surprise you to know that Daylight Savings Time also brings with it the threat of increased injuries. Increased Car Accidents In a study [...]
There are many types of premises liability claims. Owners of properties that invite the public onto the property, such as businesses, can be exposed to liability if they neglect to keep their property in good condition. If you're injured, for example, because a sidewalk in front of or leading to a storefront was damaged but [...]
