Posted Fri 29th Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
With the amount of snow and ice in Colorado during the winter months, many people will sustain injuries in slip and fall accidents. Unfortunately, these accidents are often the result of a landlord or building owner’s failure to keep the area free of ice and snow. Similarly, slip and falls occur regularly in grocery, department, and convenience stores. Again, these often occur due to the store’s failure to routinely check the store floors for spills …
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Posted Tue 26th Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
Many people involved in an auto accident think they do not need to report the accident to their own insurance company because they did not cause the accident. However, even if you are not at fault, it’s important to notify your insurance company of the accident and provide them with the information of the at-fault driver. This way, in the event the at-fault driver doesn’t have insurance or enough insurance to cover your losses, you …
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Posted Fri 22nd Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
If you’re involved in an auto accident it’s important you call the police to come to the scene. Even if the accident seems minor and the at fault driver accepts responsibility, you never know what will happen down the line. It’s not uncommon for an at-fault driver to later change his story and tell his insurance company he did nothing wrong. To avoid this problem, always call the police so an officer can investigate the …
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Posted Fri 8th Jun, 2012 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Injury Law Firm, Insurance Claims
Although no-fault is long gone in Colorado, you can still buy auto insurance that will cover your medical bills if you are hurt in an accident. This coverage is called Med Pay and you have it as part of your policy unless you specifically reject it. You pay an added premium for this coverage, so if you have health insurance you may not want to do this because it will be duplication in many respects. …
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Posted Fri 1st Jun, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
In these technological times, it’s not surprising that when a person gets into an accident they want to put the details on Facebook, Twitter, blogspot or some other social media site. However, it’s important to know that these postings can often be used against you by the insurance company and their attorneys if you later decide to make a personal injury claim and may possibly even be admissible in court. While posting accident pictures and …
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Posted Mon 21st May, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Cases
In a recent series of Colorado Supreme Court Cases, the Court held that evidence of amounts paid by health insurance companies, Medicare, etc. (otherwise known as “collateral sources”) to cover an injured Plaintiff’s medical expenses are not admissible into evidence. As a result, this means the jury will only hear evidence of the amount of medical expenses actually billed to the Plaintiff versus the reduced amount that was paid by a collateral source. This is …
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Posted Thu 17th May, 2012 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Legal Insights
Everyone thinks they know that there are too many frivolous lawsuits because too many unscrupulous lawyers are looking for an easy way to get rich. Yet, if you were to stop and think about this logically, you would realize there is no way that this even makes sense. This is because lawyers that handle personal injury cases work on a contingent fee basis, meaning they get paid a percentage of their client’s recovery. However, if …
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Posted Tue 24th Apr, 2012 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Accident Law Firm
Anytime you turn on your television, listen to the radio, or drive down the street, it seems like there is an advertisement for a Denver accident lawyer. However, all Denver accident attorneys are not the same. Some Denver accident attorneys have many years of experience while others may have just recently graduated from law school and passed the bar. Some Denver accident lawyers have tried dozens of jury trials while others have never seen the …
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Posted Thu 20th Oct, 2011 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Accident Law Firm, Auto Accident Lawyer, Injury Law Firm
When I first meet with clients, many of them tell me that they previously tried to handle their auto injury case on their own, but the insurance company was not treating them fairly. Because insurance companies often do not treat injury claimants fairly, many people have to seek auto injury legal help. As I often tell my clients, if insurance companies did the right thing and paid their auto injury claims, I would not have …
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Posted Tue 13th Sep, 2011 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Auto Accident Lawyer
When I meet with my clients, I am always surprised when I hear what the insurance companies have told them. I hear about how the insurance companies want people to sign medical releases and give statements before they even have a chance to talk to an auto accident lawyer. I hear about how the insurance companies pressure people to settle their cases before they have even started receiving treatment for their injuries. I hear about …
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