Every state imposes time limits for both criminal and civil cases to be brought to court. These statutes of limitations on cases serve to ensure that evidence is still available when a case comes to court and that eyewitness testimony to the event remains fresh and reliable. Colorado courts set specific statutes of limitations on cases ranging from when prosecutors can bring forward criminal charges to when an injury victim can bring a lawsuit for compensation for their damages. Colorado’s…

Any injury is traumatic and painful, but when you’ve suffered serious or even life-altering injuries due to the negligence, reckless actions, or purposeful wrongdoing of someone else, it’s even more devastating. Even as you move forward from the frightening immediate aftermath of the accident, you’re likely to have painful procedures, surgeries, and medical treatments to deal with right when the bills are piling up and you aren’t able to return to work. Still, as much as you might need to…

Court systems worldwide and far back in history have recognized the need for a system of justice that allows victims of wrongdoing to seek compensation for the damages caused by the wrongdoer. This part of the justice system focuses not on punishing the wrongdoer as in the criminal justice system, but on imposing civil liability to compel the wrongdoer to compensate the person they’ve wronged for the economic damages and pain and suffering their action caused. The word “tort” stems…

In personal injury law in Colorado and other states, when a jury renders a verdict finding the defendant liable for damages in a civil case, the jury awards an amount of monetary compensation to the victim. If either side strongly disagrees with the amount of compensation awarded, one way to address this is through additur or remittitur. Using a motion for additur or remittitur to seek an increase or decrease in the jury award is an option that addresses an…

When you’re recovering from an injury you received in an accident—whether from a car accident, a slip and fall incident, medical malpractice, or from a defective product, you want to focus on your recovery and not a contentious lawsuit in a courtroom. Fortunately, only about 2% of personal injury cases end up in courtroom litigation. The vast majority of personal injury cases in Colorado settle out of court through negotiations between an experienced Westminster personal injury attorney and the insurance…