Hematoma: a Common Injury in Car Accidents
Car accidents can result in a wide range of injuries, including bruises, cuts, broken bones, and more. One injury that can occur in a car accident that people may not ...
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Paying for Medical Treatment After a Colorado Car Accident
Following a Colorado car accident, you may be wondering how you will be able to afford medical treatment? While health insurance is a perfectly reasonable means of treating, if you ...
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What is Distracted Driving?
Distracted driving is any activity that diverts a person’s attention from driving. According to theNational Highway Safety Association, distracted driving accidents resulted in the deaths of 3,142people in 2020. Examples ...
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What is Contributory Negligence?
Determining fault after a Colorado car accident can be difficult. Oftentimes, the parties involved provide conflicting stories. In these situations, it is possible both parties share in liability. What does ...
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Can Pedestrians be Liable in Car Accidents?
In Colorado, car accidents involving pedestrians are becoming more common and can often result in serious injury or death. In 2019, the Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) reported 76 pedestrian ...
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Lost Wages After a Colorado Car Accident
When an injured party cannot return to work following a car accident, either because of physical limitations or emotional trauma, they may be entitled to compensation for lost wages. It ...
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Replacing a Car Seat After a Colorado Car Accident
Car seats are very important tools to protect babies and toddlers during a car accident. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) estimates that car seats reduce the ...
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Black Box Recorders
What Is a Black Box Recorder? In the 1990s, car manufacturers started to install Vehicle Electronic Digital Recorders, or EDRs, in vehicles to capture vehicle performance and safety measures. This ...
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Injured in a Car Accident With No Health Insurance?
If you were injured in a car accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical expenses. Importantly, even relatively minor injuries can result in tens of thousands of ...
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Can Governmental Employees be Sued for Causing Accidents?
Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act (“CGIA”) gives state and local governments immunity from lawsuits under certain circumstances. The rationale behind the law was that governmental employees provide essential public services, which ...
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Colorado Dash Cam Laws
Dashboard cameras (“dash cams”) have become much more popular as prices for the technology continues to decline. In Colorado, dash cams can provide important video evidence of a car accident ...
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Herniated Discs After a Car Accident
A herniated disc, also called a slipped or ruptured disc, is among the most common types of back injuries resulting from auto accidents. Difference Between The Vertebra And A Disc The human spine ...
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Can a Bar be Liable for an Accident Caused by a Drunk Driver?
In limited circumstances, Colorado personal injury victims may be entitled to compensation from a bar or restaurant that served alcohol to the intoxicated driver. Can Bars be Liable for an ...
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Can a Party Host be Liable for Drunk Driving Accidents?
We recently discussed Colorado’s Dram Shop laws to explain when bars and restaurants may be liable for accidents caused by drunk drivers they served. Some readers were left with questions ...
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What is Visible Intoxication?
The service of alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person is not only against the law, but it could lead to civil liability against a bar or restaurant. It is important ...
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Colorado Car Insurance Rates Increase
In recent years, many drivers in Colorado have seen an increase in car insurance premiums. If you are cautious driver with a clean record, you may be left asking why ...
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Whiplash Following a Car Accident
Whiplash takes place when a person’s neck suddenly extends due to a violent force, often from a car accident. What is Whiplash? In auto accidents, the driver or passengers’ bodies ...
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Colorado Winter Car Accidents – Maintain Visibility
It does not matter how skilled you are at driving if you cannot see. Through Colorado’s harsh winters, drivers must maintain visibility. Snow, slush, ice, and rain form a blindfold ...
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Colorado Winter Car Accidents – Stuck in Snow
Colorado has the highest elevation of any state, causing winter to come early and stay late. The Denver car crash lawyers at Bowman Law enjoy posting info relating to the ...
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Colorado Winter Car Accidents – Black Ice
35% of all car accidents in the U.S. are caused by adverse weather. Moreover, 70% of winter deaths are attributed to snow and ice. In an effort to help reduce ...
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Mistakes to Avoid After an Accident
Studies have shown a spike in road users throughout Denver over the last few years. Unfortunately, as road usage increases, so does the likelihood of accidents in Denver. In an effort ...
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Police Detect Stoned Drivers
Marijuana is nothing like alcohol. It is impossible to conduct a breathalyzer or draw blood to determine if a driver is stoned. So how do police detect stoned drivers? In ...
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Stoned Drivers in Colorado
Given the increased accessibility of marijuana in Colorado, questions have been raised regarding the impact of marijuana on driving. Unfortunately, research has been clouded by inconsistent findings. Some believe marijuana ...
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The Definitive Guide To Colorado Injury Claims
If you were injured by a negligent party, you may have questions about your rights.