Personal Injury Lawyers Chalat Hatten & Koupal Colorado
At Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, every case is handled by a lawyer, not a paralegal. Our hardworking attorneys get the best possible outcome in matters of catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, ski accidents, auto accidents, premises liability, defective products, and more. From offices in Denver, we help people throughout Colorado. Contact us at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. slip and fall,law,personal injury,colorado,Auto Accidents,premises liability,ski accidents,truck accident,Law Firm,car accident,denver,wrongful death,attorney,case,defective products,medical malpractice,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Personal Injury Lawyers Chalat Hatten & Koupal Colorado
Personal Injury Attorneys Accident Lawyers Denver Colorado
At Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, our lawyers bring their experience to personal injury cases involving auto accidents, ski and snowboard accidents, premises liability (such as slip and fall injuries, drowning, explosions, and fires), and medical malpractice. Personal injury cases come in a wide variety of causes and impacts. People come to our attorneys after a terrible tragedy, and because we only take 100-200 cases a year, they each get plenty of personal attention. From offices in Denver, we help people throughout Colorado. Contact us at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. slip and fall,law,slip and fall injuries,Ski,explosions,personal injury,colorado,Auto Accidents,fires,premises liability,truck accident,Law Firm,car accident,denver,wrongful death,attorney,case,snowboard accidents,medical malpractice,lawyer,drowning,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Personal Injury Attorneys Accident Lawyers Denver Colorado
Medical Malpractice Lawyers Denver Colorado Attorneys
Most medical malpractice cases are dismissed, or the victim loses at trial. So it is very important to have an experienced attorney reviewing your case to determine whether it is viable. You must also have the matter reviewed by an expert witness, and at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, we get the best. Our lawyers got $10.1 million verdict in a pediatric medical negligence case. From offices in Denver, we help people throughout Colorado. Contact us at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,medical malpractice attorneys,birth injury,pediatric,colorado,military medical malpractice,physician,nurse practitioner,health care provider,Law Firm,denver,wrongful death,attorney,case,serious personal injuries,medical malpractice,lawyer,medical negligence,hospital,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Medical Malpractice Lawyers Denver Colorado Attorneys
Trucking Accident Lawyers Denver Colorado Injury Attorneys
Trucking accidents are very different from other auto accidents because of the many Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations. At Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, our lawyers understand those rules, and take truck crash cases throughout Colorado, that involve driver inattention, failure to apply tire chains, and other actions that cause terrible injuries. In one case, we got records that proved the truck driver was driving for over 12 hrs. Our attorneys work with clients and their family members to get the best possible outcome. From offices in Denver, we help people throughout Colorado. Contact us at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. slip and fall,law,personal injury,colorado,Auto Accidents,premises liability,ski accidents,truck accident,Law Firm,car accident,denver,wrongful death,attorney,case,defective products,medical malpractice,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Trucking Accident Lawyers Denver Colorado Injury Attorneys
Skiing Accident Attorney Denver Colorado Ski Injury Lawyers
We have a national reputation in skiing and snowboard cases dating back to the late 1970’s. Since then we’ve handled skiing cases all over the United States on behalf of a wide variety of clients, including nationally recognized athletes, professional ski instructors, and foreign nationals from Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Chalat Hatten & Koupal provides financial support to the St. Anthony’s ski helmet program for study in research to demonstrate the safety features of wearing ski helmets and the effectiveness of preventing severe brain injuries during ski accidents when one is wearing a helmet. We have a published record of million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Those are things that get published in the newspaper and in the media, and attorneys, defense council, insurance companies see these things and they know the reputation that we have. Our firm is bold, aggressive, yet honest and ethical. Contact us at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,ski accidents,snowboarding accident,personal injury,Law Firm,denver,colorado,wrongful death,case,attorney,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Skiing Accident Attorney Denver Colorado Ski Injury Lawyers
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The ethical and economic problems of having so many lawyers in Colorado. Jim Chalat says the real problem is that too many lawyers fighting for too few clients puts many in an economic crunch. Some lawyers take cases that are outside their abilities, cut corners, and commit acts which have led to an increase in the size of malpractice judgments. Contact Denver attorney Jim Chalat at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,denver,colorado,case,attorney,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, NBC 9 News Too Many Colorado Lawyers? Attorney Jim Chalet
NBC 9 News Medical Malpractice Jim Chalat Colorado Attorney
NBC 9 news report on medical malpractice showing what’s involved when patients look to a court for healing. The chances for success for a plaintiff are extremely low. Attorney Jim Chalat says you have to really know what the doctor did wrong. It just can’t be a bad result because things sometimes don’t go well, even at the hands of the best surgeons. Contact Denver lawyer Jim Chalat at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,personal injury,Law Firm,denver,colorado,wrongful death,case,attorney,medical malpractice,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, NBC 9 News Medical Malpractice Jim Chalat Colorado Attorney
NBC 9 News Statutory Cap Monetary Limits Attorney Jim Chalat
Colorado statutory cap limits the amount of money you can recover when a public employee is negligent. The current statutory cap, established 20 years ago, is $150,000. Since then medical costs have soared since then. If you were to buy $150,000 worth of medical services in 1979, it would cost you more than half a million dollars to replace those services today,” says Attorney Jim Chalat. “These types of governmental immunity statues are the ultimate special interest legislation”. Contact Denver lawyer Jim Chalat at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. statutory cap,law,slip and fall,monetary limits,personal injury,colorado,truck accident,Law Firm,car accident,denver,neglgent,wrongful death,attorney,case,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, NBC 9 News Statutory Cap Monetary Limits Attorney Jim Chalat
Nathan Hall Trial Skiing Accident Denver Colorado Attorney
Nathan Hall was accused of skiing out of control and colliding with another skier, killing him. Lawyer Jim Chalat, who has handled many ski injury cases, said the outcome of Hall’s case isn’t as important as the message of the case sliding off the slopes and into the courtroom. If you go skiing, and you ski recklessly, and someone is hurt as a result, then you are responsible just as you would be if you were driving recklessly. Contact Denver lawyer Jim Chalat at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,ski accidents,personal injury,Law Firm,denver,colorado,wrongful death,Nathan Hall,case,attorney,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Nathan Hall Trial Skiing Accident Denver Colorado Attorney
Reckless Skiing Trial Colorado Snowboard & Ski Injury Lawyer
The importance of the Nathan Hall case is that is the first case where there are criminal sanctions being imposed upon the reckless skier. Attorney Jim Chalat says he’s sick of people getting killed on the slopes by these nuts that ski too fast. Contact Denver skiing and snowboard lawyer Jim Chalat at 866-701-7292 or visit http://www.chalathatten.com. law,ski accidents,snowboarding accident,personal injury,Law Firm,denver,colorado,wrongful death,case,attorney,lawyer,Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, Reckless Skiing Trial Colorado Snowboard & Ski Injury Lawyer
Most states have a premises liability statute, which provides the duty of care owed by a landowner. In Colorado, this statute is the Colorado Premises Liability statute, C.R.S. §13-21-115. Under this statute, the duty of the landowner depends upon the status of the injured party: whether a trespasser (a person who enters unto the land of another without the landowner's consent), a licensee (a person who enters unto the land of another with the landowners consent but for the person's own convenience or purposes) or an invitee (a person who enters onto land of another to transact business in which both the landowner and the person have an interest).
If you have been injured because of a dangerous condition on another's property, you need experienced attorneys who understand the application of Colorado premises liability law. At Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, we have the experience to successfully pursue such claims and would welcome the opportunity to help you. Contact a lawyer at our firm today to schedule a consultation.
Premises liability claims often are slip and fall accidents, where dangerous conditions such as torn carpeting, changes in flooring, poor lighting, narrow stairs or a wet floor can cause someone to slip and hurt herself inside a building. Other instances of slip and fall incidents can occur when people trip on broken or cracked public sidewalks, or trip and fall on stairs or escalators. In addition, a slip and fall case might arise when someone slips or trips and falls because of rain, ice, snow or a hidden hazard, such as a pothole in the ground.
Many states (including most of the states here in the Rocky Mountain west, which have large, influential, outdoor recreation industries), have "Recreational Use" statutes on the books, which shield private rural landowners from most tort liability for damages suffered by those who come onto their land, free of charge, to pursue recreational activities. Exceptions to this protection may exist; with experienced lawyers you can determine whether you have a viable claim.
- A trespasser may only recover for damages willfully or deliberately caused by the landowner.
- A licensee may recover for injuries caused by the landowner's unreasonable failure to warn of unusual dangers not created by the landowner of which the landowner actually knew.
- An invitee may recover only for injuries caused by the landowner's unreasonable failure to exercise reasonable care to protect against dangers of which he actually knew or should have known. Where invitees are involved, no concern is given whether the danger that caused the accident is ordinarily present on the property of the type involved.
This area of law is constantly evolving, demonstrated by a 2005 case in which the court held that C.R.S. §13-21-115 preempts the common law creation of both landowner duties and defenses to those duties. Consequently, the open and obvious danger doctrine was not allowed to be asserted by a landowner as a defense to a premises liability lawsuit. Vigil v. Franklin, 103 P.3d 322 (Colo. 2004). Then, in 2006, the Colorado State Legislature passed a bill which explicitly allowed application of the doctrines of contributory negligence and assumption of risk. Obviously, if you wish to pursue a Colorado premises liability claim you need lawyers experienced and informed as to the current state of premises liability law, and Chalat Hatten & Koupal offer that experience and knowledge. Contact us today.
Examples of Our Success
Slip and Fall in Parking Garage
Beverly Ruud was walking to her car after work when she slipped on a patch of ice in the covered garage. Ms. Ruud suffered a trimalleolar (ankle) fracture requiring three surgeries, with the potential for future procedures and impairment looming.
Through the discovery process, Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC was able to determine that the ice formed due to a leaking pipe which was part of the building's fire prevention system. We were able to show that Legacy Partners, the building manager, and its subcontractors had actual knowledge of the dangerous condition but failed to correct it. We were able to achieve a confidential settlement without the need for a trial.
Slip and Fall at Condominium Complex
On December 26, 2006, Christina Houston slipped and fell on a patch of ice on an otherwise cleared sidewalk. There were no posted warnings, the area was poorly lit and there had apparently been no attempts to make the walkway safe by sanding or salting.
She sustained a broken ankle, which was set with six screws and a metal plate. Chalat Hatten & Koupal was able to secure settlement of $34,000.00 from the homeowner's association and its subcontractors.
Slip and Fall at Doctor's Office
Gayle Crow, a 69-year-old woman who walked with a drop foot resulting from a botched surgery, tripped and fell on the sidewalk outside a doctor's office. The concrete slabs of the sidewalk had settled well below the curb level and outside of code specifications, creating a dangerous defect in the sidewalk.
Ms. Crow landed on her head, causing traumatic brain injury with pneumocephalus, a basilar skull fracture and temporal lobe hemorrhage. Additionally, she sustained a permanent hearing impairment. Despite the strong public sentiment against granting large jury verdicts in these types of cases, we secured settlement in the amount of $35,000.00 and agreed to a reduction in attorney's fees.
Contact an attorney at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC today.
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