Missing a filing deadline can be legal malpractice when an attorney had a duty to meet that deadline, failed to do so, and the mistake caused you a financial or legal loss. It isn’t automatic, though. In many missed-deadline cases involving a lost lawsuit, you must also show the underlying claim would have succeeded if
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An insurance company can refuse to pay a claim when a valid policy exclusion clearly applies to the loss. However, an exclusion doesn’t give an insurer unlimited freedom to reject a covered claim. Colorado law prohibits insurers from unreasonably delaying or denying certain first-party benefits, so both your policy’s wording and the facts behind the
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Right-hook and left-cross bicycle accidents typically happen when a motorist turns across a cyclist’s path. In a right-hook crash, a driver turns right in front of or into a rider traveling in the same direction. A left-cross collision happens when an oncoming driver turns left across the cyclist’s path. Determining liability in either type of
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Hours-of-service violations may contribute to truck accidents when commercial drivers stay behind the wheel longer than federal rules allow or fail to take required off-duty or break time. Excessive driving can increase fatigue, which can slow reaction time and impair judgment. Inaccurate or falsified driving records may also conceal hours-of-service violations and become important evidence
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A spinal cord injury damages the bundle of nerves that carries messages between your brain and body, while a back injury may affect muscles, ligaments, discs, vertebrae, or other structures without harming the spinal cord itself. Both can cause severe pain and lasting limitations, but a spinal cord injury is more likely to affect strength, sensation, and bodily functions
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Insurance coverage after an Uber or Lyft accident in Colorado usually depends on what the rideshare driver was doing at the time of the crash. The driver’s personal policy may apply when the app is off, while coverage connected to the rideshare company may become available when the app is on or a ride is
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An ATV crash can cause serious head trauma in seconds, but what happens if the rider was not wearing a helmet? Although helmet use may become a major point of dispute, it does not automatically prevent someone from pursuing an ATV injury claim in Colorado. Attorney Christopher W. Jeffress began his career defending insurance companies and large
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A sudden stop, unsafe turn, or collision involving a public bus can leave passengers with serious injuries—and many questions about who must pay for their losses. Unlike a typical car accident, a bus accident may include a government agency, multiple drivers, contractors, and special claim rules. At Jeffress Law in Boulder, attorney Christopher W. Jeffress draws on experience representing
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Lost future income after a fatal accident isn’t calculated by simply multiplying a person’s current salary by the number of working years remaining. In a Colorado wrongful death claim, the financial analysis can consider the economic benefit surviving family members could reasonably have expected to receive if their loved one had lived. Families in Boulder,
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Workers’ compensation and a third-party claim can arise from the same construction accident, but they serve different purposes. Workers’ comp generally covers qualifying work-related injuries without requiring you to prove that your employer was negligent. A third-party construction accident claim instead seeks damages from another person or business whose negligence or wrongful conduct contributed to your
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