Legal Insights

While very few people actually want to get picked for jury duty, it’s truly an experience that those who do get chosen come to appreciate.  Because nearly every person who had served on a jury will tell you how beneficial the experience was, it’s too bad that the majority of people will do just about any thing to get out of jury duty.  So next time, you get a summons in the mail to… read more

With election day being a mere 4 days away, now is the time to make sure you’ve researched the issues and decided who and what you will vote for.  Whether you’re a democrat or republican, it’s essential you vote and make sure your voice is heard.  Those who don’t vote often argue that they’re just one person and their vote doesn’t really matter.  The truth is that every… read more

In honor of Halloween 2012, our blog post today is a list of helpful tips to keep your family safe while enjoying the holiday: -If you have young children, it is imperative that an adult supervises their trick or treating. If it’s a large group of kids, it’s a good idea to have 2-3 adults to keep track of everyone. -Monitor the candy they are getting and make sure they do not eat anything… read more

At Kidneigh & Kaufman we have been very successful in handling personal injury matters for minor children who have been injured. Most commonly when a minor gets injured in an accident, it is his or her parent who initiates the filing of a claim and who gives authority to the attorney throughout the settlement process.  While a minor’s parent has the authority to settle the minor’s… read more

In Colorado, a statutory right of recovery exists against a tortfeasor who causes the death of another.  The statute of limitations for wrongful death in Colorado is two years and begins to run on the date of the decedent’s death.  This type of claim is governed by the Colorado Wrongful Death Act and C.R.S. 13-21-201(1) and states that only certain parties are entitled to bring a… read more

In Colorado, and many other states, proper liability insurance is required to drive a car.  In fact, since 1997, Colorado has maintained a database that lists specific individuals and whether they hold the proper amount of insurance.  Because motor vehicle accidents are common, dangerous, and expensive, the goal of the database program is to decrease the number of uninsured drivers on… read more

Under Colorado law a Defendant is only liable for the percentage of fault attributed to him or her.  For example, if Defendant Smith rear ends Plaintiff Jones, but the jury determines that he was only 80% at fault because Plaintiff Jones braked suddenly and is thus 20% at fault then he is only responsible for paying 80% of Plaintiff Jones’ damages award.  If there is more than on… read more

On October 4, 2012 the Colorado Court of Appeals confirmed a bad faith breach of insurance contract award against American Family Insurance.  The case arose when the Plaintiff was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident in August 2008.  Due to his severe injuries, it was quickly clear that his damages were in excess of the combined limits of the at fault driver and his own… read more

If you’ve been injured in an accident, you likely have been forced to miss time from work.  Whether you’ve missed entire days because of your pain or a few hours here and there so you could get to your doctor’s appointments, you deserve to be compensated for your wage loss.  However, many people mistakenly think that they are not entitled to wage loss compensation if this missed… read more

As election day quickly approaches, tomorrow marks an exciting day for Denver as the presidential candidates arrive in town for their first debate Wednesday night.  The debate will take place at the University of Denver Magness Arena.  The Arena seats between 5,500 and 8,000 people and tickets for this event were incredibly difficult to come by.  In fact, beyond press and campaign… read more