Posted Tue 16th Jul, 2019 | by Charles Crichton | on Auto Accident Lawyer, Cases, Injury Law Firm, Lawyer, Legal Insights, Personal Injury
Summer is here, which means warmer temperatures and afternoon rain showers. Recently in Denver, it has been raining regularly during the late afternoon and early evening. Rainy and wet conditions can often be very unsafe for driving. While rain may not be as intimidating as snow, it can be more dangerous. In fact, federal data shows that rain causes more driving fatalities than snow in 39 of the 50 states. Furthermore, most weather-related car accidents …
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Posted Mon 25th Apr, 2016 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Accident Law Firm, Articles, Attorney, Auto Accident Lawyer, Injury, Lawyer
While negligence will likely be the principal cause of action for most cases arising out of a motor vehicle collision, it may be necessary to plead other associated causes of action. For example, the Federal Tort Claims Act provides the cause of action based on the negligence of a federal governmental employee. A claim involving the negligence of a state, county, city or political subdivision employee is brought under Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA) to …
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Posted Tue 8th Mar, 2016 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Accident Law Firm, Attorney, Auto Accident Lawyer, Injury, Injury Law Firm, Lawyer
Causes of action for injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions include claims based on: a tortfeasor’s (the responsible party) individual liability for the tortfeasor’s own acts and omissions; vicarious liability; contract; an injury to another (i.e. derivative claims); based on wanton and wanton conduct; and the right of subrogation. Negligence is the most often pled cause of action based on a tortfeasor’s own acts or omissions that give rise to a personal injury claim arising …
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Posted Thu 3rd Dec, 2015 | by Charles Crichton | on Accident Law Firm, Auto Accident Lawyer, Injury, Injury Law Firm, Lawyer
Over six million car accidents occur in the United States each year and, fortunately, most are relatively minor. As personal injury attorneys, we deal with car accidents every single day. Inevitably, a client or friend will ask me, “what should I do if I get into an accident?” Obviously, there are many different things that you can and should do depending on the circumstances, but here are 5 things that everyone should do if they …
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Posted Wed 23rd May, 2012 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Cases, Criminal Cases, DUI, DWAI, Lawyer, Legal Insights
Kidneigh, Kaufman & Crichton, P.C., P.C. represents clients in both criminal and civil matters. One of the most common criminal charges is Driving Under the Influence. The odds are that everyone knows someone who has been charged with Driving Under the Influence or Driving While Ability Impaired. A DUI or DWAI can have serious implications for individuals including potential jail time, losing your driver’s license, probation and associated costs, fines, alcohol classes, and mandatory community …
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Posted Fri 18th May, 2012 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Attorney, Cases, Injury, Lawyer
Like most football fans, I have been following the coverage of the Saints bounty program very closely. For those who don’t follow the NFL as closely as I do, the New Orleans Saints allegedly had a bounty program in which defensive players were to be paid for big hits that knocked opposing players out of the game. Jonathan Vilma is alleged to have participated in the bounty program and have also contributed $10,000 of his …
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