PRACTICE AREA: Personal InjurY
Accidents, Falls, Wrongful Death
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LawForPeople’s personal injury lawyers in Denver are committed to your recovery and justice
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 100 million people seek emergency treatment for unintentional injuries every year. Given the complexity and fragility of the human body, there are many possible types of personal injury damages and many types of personal injury claims.
We take personal injury, personally.
Personal Injury claims have two fundamental issues—liability and damages. Liability refers to who is at fault in the incident, while damages refer to how you have been harmed and what your losses are.
What Is a Personal Injury Case?
Personal injury is one of the most common legal issues people encounter.
In most cases, this misconduct is negligence, a legal term similar to 'carelessness.' In some situations, the claim arises from recklessness, a more severe form of negligence typified by, for example, intoxicated driving. The third state of mind associated with personal injury is intentional misconduct, typified by a “road rage” incident or a deliberate desire to harm, like child molestation.
There is a large range of settlements for personal injury claims. A small personal injury claim might only amount to a few hundred dollars. The largest personal injury claims can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars and involve hundreds or even thousands of victims. However, most personal injury claims fall between these two extremes.
A personal injury case arises when one person suffers an injury due to another person’s misconduct.
The 6 Most Common Types of Personal Injury Claims
- Auto accidents - Automobile accidents are the most common subtype of personal injury claims.
- Motorcycle accidents - Motorcycle accidents frequently produce catastrophic injuries, often requiring the expertise of experienced motorcycle accident lawyers to help victims secure the compensation they deserve.
- Bicycle accidents - As personal injury lawyers in Denver, Colorado - a city with many bikes on the road and notoriously careless drivers - this area of law is a passion of ours, and we pursue it with a vengeance.
- Pedestrian accidents - Pedestrian accidents occur most often in urban areas. Wrongful death claims are common.
- Uber/Lyft accidents - Rideshare accidents are becoming increasingly common. On-duty Uber and Lyft drivers are typically well-insured.
Winning a medical malpractice claim typically requires many expert medical witnesses and is very expensive. These cases also tend to be scientifically complex. As more members of our transgender community undergo affirming procedures, this area of law becomes more important than ever.
Winning a medical malpractice claim typically requires at least one expert medical witness, and are very expensive to bring. These cases also tend to be scientifically complex, but as more members of our community undergo affirming procedures, this area of law becomes more important than ever.
Any type of personal injury claim can become a wrongful death claim if the victim dies from the injury.
The owner or operator of a public establishment—and even the owner of a private home—must ensure that their premises are safe for guests, people performing legal duties like mail carriers, and, in some cases, certain types of trespassers. Most premises liability claims are filed against businesses, with slip-and-fall accidents being the most common. Working with a skilled slip-and-fall injury attorney can help you pursue the compensation you deserve in these cases.
The owner or operator of the premises must repair or warn of any dangerous condition that they know of or could have discovered through a reasonable inspection of the property. As premises liability attorneys, we frequently work in this area of law.
Most personal injury cases involving animal bites and attacks are dog bites. Colorado has excellent laws intended to help compensate the victims of animal attacks.
- Head Injuries
- Assault and Civil Battery [link to
- Sexual Abuse and Molestation
Types of damages in personal injury cases include medical expenses, lost earnings, out-of-pocket costs, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and several similar damages. As illustrated above, these damages can be tangible or intangible. Under certain circumstances, you can add punitive damages to available personal injury types of damages.
- We enjoy a successful trial record, making opposing parties more willing to settle than to face us in court.
- Our attorneys have 30 years of combined experience.
- We have won thousands of cases.
- Our attorneys have experience in all sorts of complex cases and have faced (and beaten) some of the most capable law firms in the country.
- Our attorneys have practiced in Colorado for decades, and we know the players in Colorado.
- Most importantly, we are part of this community. We live it, and we believe in it.
As experienced personal injury lawyers in Denver, we offer the following advantages:
verdicts & settlements
There are just a few of the results we’ve gotten for our clients from personal injury settlements to pain and suffering settlements, wrongful death settlements, sexual abuse settlements, and more.
verdicts & settlements
Against energy companies who negligently set up a fracking well, resulting in the burn death of Plaintiff's husband, an undocumented worker.
Weld County
Garcia, L v. Noble Et al.
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negligence verdict
Action for Negligence during acrobatic dancing at Cherry Creek nightclub.
$975,000
Settlement
Denver Counuty
Schenk v. Robert N.
negligence settlement
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Violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act for failure to adequately control Plaintiff's wheelchair, and she was seriously injured as a result.
$4,500,000
Verdict
Denver Counuty
Against Metro Taxi
negligence verdict
BACK
Settlement after filing a lawsuit. Mary K., mother of Addy K., an infant who died after being left unattended for more than an hour at White Oaks Academy Day Care.
$1,000,000
Settlement
El Paso County
Mary K.
negligence, Wrongful death settlement
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There are just a few of the results we’ve gotten for our clients from personal injury settlements to pain and suffering settlements, wrongful death settlements, sexual abuse settlements, and more.
