Colorado’s Ski and Safety Act, which outlines responsibilities for skiers and resort operators, was originally designed to protect the small, family owned ski areas from lawsuits and skyrocketing insurance costs. Now the Act has been used to insulate the multiple multibillion-dollar corporations and real estate developers who now own nearly all of Colorado’s ski resorts from liability. As a recent […]
Fatal Change of Lanes Prompts Wrongful Death Suit
You may have read our recent blog post about the truck driver’s astounding accident free record. We can only hope that truck drivers traveling through dangerous Colorado areas, like on I-70 through the Vail Pass, have similar safety records. Unfortunately, most aren’t so lucky and do not achieve this. While a perfect track record can’t […]
Wrongful Death Suit Only a Snapshot of What Sarah Jones Deserves
When we think of dangerous jobs a few may come to mind– airplane pilot, sailor, officer in the Army; the list goes on. One that doesn’t come to mind as being dangerous is camera assistant. Sarah Jones probably didn’t either before Feb. 20, when the 27-year-old camera assistant was killed while working on the site […]
Man killed in Colorado Springs during honorary cross-country walk
As wrongful death attorneys in Colorado Springs, Colorado, we’ve unfortunately experienced our fair share of tragic events. But what follows is a truly heartbreaking story. According to a report from KKTV, Mr. Joe Bell, an Oregon resident, was traveling through Colorado as part of a coast to coast walk. Bell set out on this journey in […]
High teen kills motorcyclist in crash
Whenever a motorcycle and car collide, the accident is almost always more damaging to the motorcyclist. In an accident, a motorcycle provides little protection from the immense weight and power of a car. The injuries a motorcyclist could suffer may change their life forever, or worse, end it altogether. Sadly, a reminder of this reality […]
Mother Sues Psychologist Over Toddler’s Death
NBC News reports: “The mother of a 15-month-old boy who died on a court-ordered visit to his father has filed a lawsuit against the psychologist who sanctioned the visitation.” Prince McLeod Rams was on his fourth unsupervised visit with his dad, Joaquin Rams, on October 21 when he died. Authorities believe that Rams drowned the […]
Lee County Sheriff Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over Pepper Sprayed Mentally Ill Inmate
Naples News reports that a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a mentally ill Ohio man died from repeated sprays with pepper spray has reached a settlement. Nicholas Christie, 62, was reportedly restrained naked in a chair, deprived of water and toileting, and was exposed to pepper spray 10 times in 43 hours while he was an […]
Man sued for killing teenager while allegedly texting and driving
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the family of a 15-year-old Utah boy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver who hit and killed the teen. The suit claims that the driver, Jeffery Lloyd Bascom, was texting while driving when he hit Thomas “Tommy” LaVelle Clark. Police say Tommy and a friend were taking […]
Wife of Aurora Theater Shooting Victim Sues Holmes’ Psychiatrist
The Denver Post reports that Chantel Blunk, widow of Aurora theater shooting victim Jonathon Blunk, has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Lynne Fenton, the Colorado University psychiatrist who was treating the alleged killer, James Holmes. The suit claims that less than a month before Holmes went on a shooting rampage in the Century Aurora 16 theater […]
CO State Patrol to Pay $1 Mill in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The Denver Post reports that the Colorado State Patrol has agreed to pay over $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a Grand Junction who was shot and killed by police inside his home. The ACLU released a media statement saying that Jason Allen Kemp had refused to let state troopers to come […]
