With our track record of success, Chalat Hatten & Koupal has gained national attention for our trials and settlements on behalf of our clients, with news reports across the country quoting our attorneys. We have been frequently asked to write articles for legal classes and seminars to share our expertise with other lawyers. For more news coverage visit What's New.
ARTICLES
- 2006 Survey of Ski Law in the United States
- The Nine Commandments Of Malpractice Prevention
- Update On Recreational Accident Cases
- Ski Law in Colorado, The Timorous No Longer Stay at Home
- Ski Law For Beginners, Intermediates And Experts
- Restitution And Ski Accidents
- Liability Of A Skier For Collison With Another Skier
- Ski Area's Liability For Skiing Accidents
- Restitution In Criminal Actions
NEWS REPORTS
- One of the Largest Colorado Verdicts
- Law Week Colorado - Jurors Return $10M Med-Mal Judgement
- Experts Say Mich. Law Neglect Safety Article
- Policing the Slopes, Law Week Colorado, Feb. 19, 2007 by Carolyn Matthews
- Groups Liable Despite Waiver
- Criminal Verdict In Skier Case
- British Skier Freed, Will Not Face Charges
- Charges Dropped In Skiing Fatality
- Boarder Sentenced In Skiing Collision
- "Speed Kills" May Explain Increase In Ski Accidents
- Colorado Leads the Way in Helmet Rules for Ski-schoolers
- Speed Demons
- Downhill Litigator
- An Rx For Health Care: Openness Access Sought To Doctors' Histories, Errors
- Doctor Had Been Sued For Malpractice Before
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- Colorado Ski Law, 27 Colo. Lawyer, No. 2, at 5-18, February, 1998
- Closing Argument, The Art and the Law, Section 331 Jury-Function, p. 53 (Jacob A. Stein, Ed.), Clark Boardman Calahan Cum. Supp., 1995
- Expert Testimony and the Dancing Ballerina, 7 The Expert Witness Journal No. 2, February, 1995
- $2,150,000 Verdict - General Negligence - Skiing Accident, 9 National Jury Verdict Reporter Issue 12, November, 1994
- The Constitutional Foundations of Modern American Tort Law, 16 The Colorado Lawyer 970, September, 1987
- Michigan's Ski Law, 63 Mich. B.J. 355, May, 1984
- Ski Safety News (1989-Present)
- Development of Standard of Care in Colorado's Ski Law, The Colorado Lawyer, March, 1986
If you have been seriously injured contact us today at 866-701-7292, or e-mail us to find out how we may be of assistance.




