Personal Injury

Denver Personal Injury Attorney Overview

Dealing with serious injury puts a significant burden on victims and families. Medical expenses, lost wages and lengthy rehabilitation are commonplace. Financial stress, pain,  depression and strained relationships are too often unfair consequences.

When injury occurs through the negligence of another party, victims are entitled to compensation for suffered losses. However, it is up to victims and families to assert their rights. Typically, a claim is made against the insurance company of an at-fault party. These claims are handled by insurance adjusters - who work to limit the cost of claims as a routine business practice - and insurance defense attorneys.

At Ken Fiedler Injury Law, our personal injury and wrongful death attorneys in Denver believe victims and families deserve immediate access to experienced legal help. That’s why we take cases on a contingency fee basis - by accepting a portion of any award we obtain on your behalf. This means we don’t get paid unless we win compensation for you and your family. We offer free and confidential consultations to discuss your rights. We don’t just take cases, we fight for the rights of each and every client we accept the responsibility of representing.

Colorado Personal Injury Claims

A personal injury claim in Colorado has five elements:

• The defendant had a duty of care.
• Defendant breached duty of care.
• Breach resulted in harm to the victim.
• Resulting harm was foreseeable.
• Your injuries were a direct result of the defendant's breach of duty.

Drivers, for example, owe a duty of care to drive responsibly and in a reasonably safe manner. We know that if we don’t, an accident could result. Likewise, business and property owners owe a duty of care to keep their properties in reasonably safe condition and free of known hazards. When a defendant fails, and injuries result, victims are typically entitled to be compensated for related losses.

Common types of personal injury claims include:

• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Bus Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Slip and Fall
• Ski / Snowboard Accidents
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Rideshare accidents
• Birth injuries
• Nursing home Abuse
• Brain Injury
• Dog Bite

Damages in Personal Injury Lawsuits

Choosing an experienced personal injury lawyer in Denver is critical to protecting your rights and your efforts to obtain all of the damages to which you are entitled. Your chosen law firm must also have the knowledge and resources to determine the full extent of your losses.

Compensatory damages are meant to compensate victims for losses and may be either economic or non-economic. Punitive damages are available in some cases and are meant to punish a defendant who acted in a willful and wanton manner, or through fraud or malice, thereby causing harm to a victim.

• Economic damages: Include current and future medical bills, property damage, lost wages and loss of earning capacity.
• Non-economic damages: Include pain and suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment and loss of consortium. These damages are limited based on a number of factors under state statute.
• Punitive damages: May be available for particularly egregious behavior. An example is an insurance company that acts in bad faith or a drunk driver. In such cases, victims may be entitled to up to triple damages.

Ken Fiedler Injury Law provides passionate, principled and proven representation to victims and families looking for an experienced personal injury lawyer in Denver or the surrounding areas, including Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Ken Caryl, Columbine, Golden, Lakewood, Broomfield, and Arvada.