House Bill 21-1300 recently became Colorado law. This law contains some good news for people who have racked up liens for medical care due to injuries caused by another’s negligence. It goes into effect September 7, 2021. What is a Medical Lien? In Colorado, hospitals and other providers have the right to ask accident victims [...]
If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of others, you may be thinking about bringing a wrongful death claim. If you are considering making a wrongful death claim in Colorado, here are some important things to know. Wrongful Death Claims 101 When a death occurs due to the negligence of others, [...]
The pandemic has caused suffering for everyone, but the residents of Colorado nursing homes and their families have borne more than their share. Of the approximately 6000 Coloradans who have died from COVID -19, about 40% contracted it while in a nursing home. These premature deaths, illnesses, and months of separation from loved ones have [...]
If you have been injured in an accident, you may need to get familiar with a new word: biomechanics. While it may conjure images of robots or funky greenhouses, biomechanics is actually an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies how forces (tension, compression, and shear) affect the human body. You may hear the term from your [...]
Do you think distracted driving is a problem? If you’re like most people the answer is yes… as long as you’re talking about someone else. Recent studies have shown that while most of us think distracted driving is dangerous, most of us are also guilty of succumbing to numerous distractions behind the wheel. Cell phone [...]
Imagine that you own a road. It is a beautiful, scenic road with lots of cliffs and trees, and people like to drive on it just for fun. The law says you have to maintain your road and keep it safe, but that’s hard work and expensive, too. So instead of maintaining the road, you [...]
It’s spring break time and the mountains are covered in snow. For many locals and visitors this means skiing and snowboarding, drinking and recreational marijuana. We want to remind you that while these activities are perfectly legal under the correct circumstances, they are illegal and dangerous when combined. Let us be clear: It is not [...]
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 [...]
Med Pay, or Medical Payment coverage, is a type of insurance that is designed to provide fast payment of medical bills in the event of an accident. It is a hybrid kind of coverage, part auto and part medical, that is sold by auto insurers. In Colorado, auto insurers are required to offer at least [...]
If you are above the age of 18 and a citizen of the United States, you may believe you have a Constitutionally-protected right to vote. You would be correct, to a degree. The 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments to the Constitution expanded voting rights to all citizen over the age of 18. However, unlike freedom [...]