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
NBC 9 News Too Many Colorado Lawyers? Attorney Jim Chalet
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
Research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, has shown that the rollover risk of 12 and 15-passenger increases sharply as the number of occupants climbs from less than 5 to more than 10.
The rollover rate of passenger vans with 10 or more occupants is nearly three times the rate of those that are lightly loaded. Additionally, 31% of fatal rollovers involving 15-passenger vans occur during the busy summer travel months.
At the Denver office of Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC, our lawyers provide representation to individuals injured in a shuttle bus or tour bus accident. We use the knowledge of our experienced lawyers and a vast network of experts and resources to investigate and handle your case. Contact an attorney at our firm today to learn more about our representation in bus accident cases.
In 2007, 255 buses in Colorado were involved in crashes, resulting in 56 serious injuries. These accidents can occur with a variety of bus designs, including:
- Motor coaches - also called over-the-road buses - which can typically transport 40 to 50 passengers. This category includes school buses, which vary in size and seating capacity but can typically transport 10 to 80 passengers.
- Mini-buses, designed to transport 16 or more passengers, are typically built on a small truck chassis. A minibus has a smaller seating capacity than a motor coach.
- Passenger vans, which can typically transport 15 or fewer passengers.
- Limousines (and airport shuttles) vary in size and seating capacity, but can typically transport 15 or fewer passengers.
Transporting passengers to and from the airport, numerous shuttle vans hustle around the Denver metro area. These vans are a constant presence on Interstate I-70 during the winter, rushing out-of-state skiers from the airport to the ski resorts. Passenger vans are also frequently used by churches, daycare and eldercare centers, schools and universities - yet they can be extremely hazardous vehicles.
Originally manufactured as cargo vans, automakers never redesigned these vehicles to safely transport people. When five or more passengers are riding in passenger vans, the likelihood of rollover increases dramatically. Because the rear of these vans extend 4 to 5 1/2 feet beyond the rear wheels, loading five or more people and their attendant luggage and equipment causes instability during emergency maneuvers, such as sudden turns to avoid a pedestrian or vehicle. This can cause the vans to fishtail, and because they are top heavy and overloaded in the rear, they are prone to roll over, resulting in devastating crashes.
To learn more about shuttle, van and tour bus accidents and how we handle these cases, contact a lawyer at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC. During a free consultation you can speak personally with a member of our Colorado legal team about your specific bus accident case and concerns.
