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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
According to statistics provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 5000 people each year lose their lives in accidents involving trucks. The NTSB also claims more than 25,000 people each year require emergency room medical treatment as a result of truck accidents.
Fatalities and Truck Accidents
While numbers are not yet available for 2005 and 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that in 2004, 416,000 large trucks were involved in accidents. A large truck is defined as a vehicle weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds. Of these recorded accidents, 4,862 resulted in fatalities. Since some of these accidents resulted in multiple deaths, the NHTSA found that 5,190 people lost their lives in 2004 as a result of these large truck accidents. This accounted for 12% of all traffic related fatalities reported in 2004. Additionally, statistics indicate that 116,000 people were injured in these reported truck accidents.
Where Truck Fatalities Happen
Most people instinctively assume congested city highways are more dangerous when considering the likelihood of a fatal truck accident. However, statistics indicate most fatal semi accidents (66%) occurred in rural areas. Of these, most (80%) happened on a week day with 74% occurring during the daytime between the hours of 6 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.
Interestingly enough, during the weekends, 62% happened at night between the hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. These statistics indicate that the majority of fatal truck accidents do not occur at night or in adverse weather conditions; rather, most fatal truck accidents happen during the day in good weather in ideal driving conditions.
What Causes Most Truck Accidents?
Statistics indicate that the major causes of most truck accidents involving the following:
- Driver fatigue
- Excessive speeding
- Load shift
- Vehicle disrepair / equipment defects
- Truck design defects
- Improper road signs or an absence of them
- Poor road maintenance and road disrepair
According to a study conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in 2002 over 37.8% of all truck accidents occurred due to driver-related factors. The FMCSA study found speeding to be the most frequent cause followed by running of the road and lane drift.
Profits vs. Safety -- Speeding and Driver Fatigue
Due to an ever-increasing pressure to deliver goods faster and cheaper, truck drivers often find themselves driving long hours at excessive speeds. Statistics collected for 2004 indicated 26% of all fatal truck accidents involved drivers with at least one prior speeding conviction. A study conducted by the NHTSA led their researchers to conclude 31% of truck driver fatalities are due to driver fatigue or falling asleep at the wheel.
Size as a Contributing Factor in Truck Accidents
Due to the size of semis, the stopping distance for large trucks is substantially greater than for a car. At 65 mph, it takes roughly 162 feet for a car to come to a stop. In the case of a semi-truck, it takes about 420 feet to come to stop. For trucks without a trailer (referred to as "bobtails"), the stopping distance is even more since without a load they are lighter and have less traction.
Underriding
Trucks are supposed to have rear safeguards to prevent cars from riding up under them in accidents. Referred to as "underriding," when cars rear-end a truck due to sudden breaking, the roof of the car is typically torn off. Underriding accidents kill an estimated 1000 people every year in car-truck accidents. The severity of underriding accidents is reflected in the fact that only 2% of those who are involved in an underriding accident survive.
Looking for Information? Contact Chalat & Hatten
If you have been injured in a truck accident or have lost a loved one due to negligence on the part of a truck driver, contact the law office Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC today. We provide free consultations and will evaluate your case and the legal options available to you.
