Colorado Springs Personal Injury Lawyers

You may still be eligible to recover compensation after suffering an injury that was partially your fault under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rules. Under modified comparative negligence, a jury will determine the amount of fault each party has in causing the injuries, and any awarded damages are adjusted to fit the plaintiff's level of fault. As long as you are found to be less than 50% at fault for your injuries, you may still receive compensation. 

As a hypothetical example, say you are injured after slipping in a puddle of water at a grocery store, causing you to suffer $50,000 total worth of damages. At trial, the jury decides that the grocery store is 90% at fault for not displaying a wet floor sign and assigns you 10% fault for not looking where you were walking. Under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rules, you would only be awarded $45,000 (or 10% less than $50,000).

It is impossible to predict with accuracy how much you will receive at the conclusion of your case, but certain guidelines can be used to estimate how much you have a right to claim.

Generally speaking, your case's value will be based on factors such as: 

• The extent and long-term impact of your injuries 

• The cause of your injury and the level of evidence proving the other party's liability 

• The value of your damaged property (if applicable) 

• The amount of insurance coverage available 
 

The goal in your case is to secure sufficient compensation to fully offset the significant economic impact of your injury and ensure that you are not forced to bear the burden of the other party's negligence. 

 This means that your claim can include compensation for all the treatment you have received and will require in the future, as well as for the income you have lost and will lose as a result of reduced earning capacity. You can additionally claim noneconomic damages for the pain and suffering you have been forced to experience.

Negligence is a legal concept that is typically defined as the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm to oneself or others. In the context of personal injury cases, a person acts negligently when they do something a reasonably careful person would not do or fail to do something a reasonably careful person would do under the same or similar circumstances. 

Negligence can occur in an almost endless variety of scenarios. Drunk driving accidents are a common example, given that the driver willingly places everyone on the road at risk of incurring serious injury or being killed. Another common example is a truck accident or car accident caused by a distracted driver, such as one who was talking or texting on a cell phone at the time of the accident.

 The legal principle of "premises liability" makes it possible to sue a property owner for an injury such as a slip and fall, provided that the owner knew about the hazard that caused the accident yet failed to take reasonable safety precautions. Similarly, you can sue a doctor for medical malpractice or a manufacturer for injuries caused by a defective product. Any time you have been injured as a result of another person's wrongful actions, you have a right to demand fair compensation.