You've worked in the same downtown Denver building for a decade, and in that time the lobby café closed, the accounting agency on the sixth floor moved out, and the elevators started taking a little longer to arrive on your floor. Most days the building feels quieter. Then one morning you cross the lobby, your [...]
Rodeo and stock show season brings huge crowds to fairgrounds across Colorado and Wyoming, from the National Western Stock Show in Denver to the Greeley Stampede, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, and Cheyenne Frontier Days. Most of these sites post a sign near the entrance warning that state law limits what you can sue [...]
The pandemic has caused an increase in household delivery services across a wide variety of industries. If you order meals, groceries, and other goods to your home, it is a good idea to think about the safety of the people who make those packages magically appear on your doorstep. No one wants to be the [...]
Tornado! Fire! Rampaging dinosaurs! Multiple disasters are great for the movies. But real life, not so much. That’s why homeowner’s insurance exists: to protect you from real disasters you don’t even want to think about, typically fire, windstorm, hail, rain, riots, explosion, or theft. It also provides liability coverage if someone gets hurt on your [...]
Let’s say you’re a homeowner. An enterprising one. But it’s been a few years since you bought that four bedroom place in the ‘burbs, and the kids are launching fast. Enterprising person that you are, walking by junior’s empty room makes you twitchy. If you have tuition bills, you may even be developing a facial [...]
In the early hours of July 22, 2018, an arsonist set fire to Building E of the Westbury Apartments in Westminster, CO. The fire spread fast, forcing several residents to jump from second and third story balconies. Two people died, 14 were injured, and all 140 residents were displaced. Now, people are asking questions: How [...]
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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 [...]
Yes. Every personal injury case is subject to a time limit. If you fail to file your case before the time limit expires, then you may be barred from bringing your case. In Colorado, the legislature has enacted statutes of limitations for several types of personal injury cases. 3 years for auto accident cases 2 [...]