You were in a car accident, and injured in the crash. Now you have expensive medical bills, car repair bills and are unable to work for a few weeks. Who is responsible for paying damages under Colorado law?Unfortunately, this answer is not always easy to pin down. To...
Personal Injury
The ethics of crash optimization for self driving cars
As autonomous cars become closer to being regular sightings on Colorado highways, it appears as if consumers and retailers alike are marveling over technology that will allow a car to make split second decisions to avoid crashes or minimize the impact of crashes in...
Do Colorado construction defect laws deter new condo development?
According to one commentator, condos or townhomes should comprise around one-quarter of all home units in a healthy economy. In Colorado, however, that percentage is unusually low, around two or three percent. A recent article explores possible causes.According to...
3 reasons why a car insurance claim may be denied
No one wants to get into a car accident. Between the damage to a vehicle and the pain of crash injuries, it can be a lot to deal with, financially, physically and emotionally. Add into this a denied insurance claim, and people often feel like they are at their wits'...
The complex realm of product liability: risks and protections
Risk commonly features in commercial-related stories and reports, and understandably so.As we note on our business law and insurance defense website at the Colorado law firm of & Associates, "Businesses are typically pretty risk...
National insurer prevails in coverage dispute on federal appeal
It's impossible to know from a recent media article on an insurance coverage dispute what the material terms and conditions provided for in a policy between Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and a general construction contractor tasked with building an emergency water...
Faring comparatively poorly: Colorado’s vehicle accident statistics
Seventeen percent is of course just a number and indicator of nothing definitive unless it is fleshed out in some meaningful context. Here's the relevant fleshing out applicable to today's post: numbers pegged to fatal vehicle accidents in Colorado. As can be...
New construction regulations on beryllium exposure
A new OSHA regulation scheduled to begin on March 10 will have an impact on the construction industry as a whole. New standards of beryllium exposure take effect across the country, with companies having three years to fully comply.Beryllium is used in lightweight...