Colorado Personal Injury Law Tips
In most circumstances, your communications with an attorney are confidential. The attorney-client privilege exists to protect you, so that you can fully disclose to your lawyer all of the information that may be important to your case. This includes your communication at your initial intake. To get the best advice possible, be sure to tell… Read More »
Disability Claim Tips
When you are sick, or injured, it is always important to tell your doctor everything. This information can be critical in helping you get well but can also be important in how an insurance company evaluates your disability claim. If you don’t tell your doctors how you are feeling, it may not exist for the… Read More »
Understanding Your Personal Injury Case; The Complaint
In our earlier Blog, we discussed that most cases settle. Those that don’t go into litigation, which usually starts by you filing a complaint within the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations varies from case to case, and you should always ask your lawyer what your limitations period (deadline) is. The complaint itself serves… Read More »
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New laws Take Effect Colorado 2022
New legislation strengthens the rights of sexual assault victims. The Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act, or Senate Bill 21-88, creates a statutory cause of action for victims of sexual misconduct that occurred when the victim was under the age of 18. The act allows the victim to bring a civil claim against the person who committed the sexual misconduct… Read More »
Understanding Your Personal Injury Claim; The Settlement
Statistically, and despite what you often hear, the vast majority of personal injury cases settle rather than going to court. Settlement is usually the most advantageous resolution for the client for several reasons. Litigation is time consuming, stressful and very expensive. Unfortunately, settlement does not always mean getting everything that you want. By definition, a… Read More »
New laws Take Effect in Colorado 2022
Senate Bill 21-017, or the Sexual Contact By An Educator act, states that a teacher who subjects a high school student who is 18 years old or older to “sexual intrusion or sexual penetration” has committed the crime of abuse of public trust, a class 1 misdemeanor, by an educator if the teacher is at least… Read More »
New Laws Take Effect Colorado 2022
House Bill 21-1323 creates a license plate for Special Olympics Colorado for people who make a donation to a qualified Colorado-based nonprofit that provides athletic training to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics License Plate legislation appropriates $13,460 to the DMV to implement the act for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year.
New Laws Take Effect in Colorado in 2022
Senate Bill 21-129 requires the state department of human services to establish a Veteran Suicide Prevention Pilot Program. The goal of this program is provide “no-cost, stigma-free, confidential, and effective behavioral health treatment” to reduce the suicide rate and suicidal ideation among veterans.