An unexpected injury can leave you facing medical appointments, missed work, insurance calls, and uncertainty about what comes next. If another person’s or company’s actions caused your injury in Englewood, Queener Law can help you understand your legal options. Our Colorado team represents people injured in vehicle collisions, falls, and other incidents involving negligence.
A strong personal injury claim starts with understanding what happened and how the injury has affected your life. That may require examining photographs, reports, witness accounts, medical records, and other evidence. Queener Law works with injured clients to investigate responsibility, document their losses, and pursue compensation supported by the facts of their cases.
Englewood Car Accident Lawyers
A car crash can cause injuries that are not fully understood at the scene. Pain may develop later, and treatment may continue well beyond an initial emergency visit. Meanwhile, insurers may request statements or propose a settlement before you know the extent of your recovery needs.
Queener Law handles claims involving rear-end collisions, head-on crashes, intersection collisions, distracted driving, impaired driving, hit-and-run incidents, and uninsured or underinsured motorists. An Englewood car accident lawyer can review the available evidence, identify potential sources of insurance coverage, and help you evaluate how the crash has affected your health, work, and daily activities.
Truck Accident and Commercial Vehicle Injuries
Collisions involving tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles often require a detailed investigation. Questions may arise about the driver’s conduct, the vehicle’s condition, the company’s practices, and which parties may bear responsibility. Important records and vehicle data may also need to be identified promptly.
Queener Law represents people injured in truck and commercial vehicle crashes. The team can examine the circumstances of the collision and work to preserve evidence relevant to the claim. If you were hurt in a truck wreck in or around Englewood, an attorney can help you understand the issues that may distinguish your case from a typical passenger-vehicle collision.
What is negligence?
Rule Number One: Never call it an accident. Many injuries are the result of someone’s choice to be less safe, they are not accidents!
In order to prove negligence, you do not have to prove that a party or corporation acted intentionally. Instead, for negligence, we prove that the party or corporation failed to exercise reasonable care, and as a result, someone was injured.
Compensation
In Colorado, “compensation” means the dollar amount paid to an injured person by the negligent party responsible for the injury. Despite this common understanding of compensation, there are very specific categories allowed by law:
- Lost Income and Lost Earning Capacity
- Permanent Disability or Disfigurement
- Disruption of Family Relationships
- Pain and Suffering
- Past, Current, and Future Medical Expenses
- Property Damage
- Punitive Damages
The Colorado legislature has seen fit to limit the amount of compensation an injured person can receive. Our office is adamantly opposed to those limitations. We do not believe it is up to the legislature to determine what your life-long suffering or time away from work and family is worth. Thankfully, there are exceptions to every rule, and our attorneys are skilled in working to apply all available exceptions to our clients.
Statute of Limitations
Each type of case has a deadline by which the case must be settled or a lawsuit must be filed. In Colorado, most traffic-related cases must be filed within three years, and most premises liability/fall cases must be filed within two years.
However, there are MANY exceptions that SHORTEN these deadlines.
Do not wait to contact us for your free consultation. Your case may fall into a category that has a much shorter deadline than most. If you miss the deadline, even if you were unaware of it, your case cannot be revived.
Call us immediately for a FREE CONSULTATION with our experienced Owner and Partner, Jennifer O’Connell, if you or a loved one has been injured by negligence. Do not delay! The longer you wait, the faster important evidence is slipping away! Immediately after your free consultation with our Partner, we will start on a plan to get you the help you need.
Motorcycle, Bicycle, Scooter, and Pedestrian Accidents
People on motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, or on foot have little protection when a vehicle strikes them. These incidents can lead to serious injuries, extensive treatment, and a long interruption to work or ordinary activities. Establishing exactly how a collision occurred can be especially important when the people involved give different accounts.
Queener Law handles motorcycle wrecks, cycling injuries, scooter collisions, and pedestrian injury claims. The firm can review the scene, available reports, witness information, and the nature of your injuries to assess a potential claim.
Slip and Fall and Unsafe Property Claims
A fall at a store, apartment complex, business, or other property can raise questions that differ from those in a traffic case. The condition that caused the fall may be repaired or disappear, and photographs or incident records may become difficult to obtain. Colorado also has rules specific to injuries involving property conditions.
Queener Law handles slip and fall claims, including injuries involving snow and ice. If you were hurt on someone else’s property in Englewood, the firm can investigate the condition involved, the available evidence, and whether you may have a claim.
Traumatic Brain, Spinal, and Catastrophic Injuries
Some injuries change far more than the weeks immediately following an incident. A traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, or other catastrophic injury may affect your ability to work, care for yourself, participate in family life, or obtain the treatment you need in the future.
In these cases, it is especially important to understand the long-term medical outlook before evaluating a settlement. Queener Law works with clients to document both current losses and the continuing effects of serious injuries. The firm also handles wrongful death claims for families who have lost a loved one.
Compensation in an Englewood Personal Injury Case
Depending on the facts and applicable law, a personal injury claim may involve medical expenses, future treatment, lost income, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, permanent impairment, and other losses. The amount available in any case depends on the evidence, responsibility for the injury, insurance coverage, and Colorado law.
There are also deadlines for bringing injury claims, and the applicable deadline can depend on the type of case. If you were injured in Englewood, speaking with an attorney early gives you an opportunity to discuss those deadlines and identify evidence that should be preserved.
Talk With Queener Law About an Englewood Injury
Insurance companies are not on your side. Their goal is often to limit what they pay, even when their insured caused serious harm. Queener Law helps accident victims stand up to insurance companies and pursue the compensation they need to move forward.
If you or a loved one was injured in a Colorado car accident, truck crash, motorcycle wreck, slip and fall, snow and ice fall, pedestrian injury, bicycle accident, or another serious incident, contact Queener Law today for a free case review.
FAQ – Colorado Personal Injury Lawyer
Q: What should I do after an accident in Colorado?
A: Get medical attention, report the accident when appropriate, document the scene, gather witness information, preserve evidence, and contact a trusted Colorado personal injury lawyer before giving detailed statements to insurance companies.
Q: How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Colorado?
A: Filing deadlines depend on the type of case. Many Colorado car accident claims have a three-year statute of limitations, while many other personal injury cases have a two-year deadline. Because exceptions may apply, it’s important to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible.
Q: Can I recover compensation if I was partly at fault for the accident?
A: Possibly. Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule, meaning your compensation may be reduced based on your percentage of fault. If you are found to be equally or more at fault than the other party, you may not be able to recover damages.
Q: How much does it cost to hire a Colorado personal injury lawyer?
A: Most personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we recover compensation on your behalf.
Q: Does Queener Law handle truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accident cases?
A: Yes. Queener Law represents clients injured in car accidents, truck crashes, motorcycle accidents, bicycle and pedestrian collisions, rideshare accidents, slip and fall cases, catastrophic injury claims, wrongful death cases, and other serious personal injury matters.