Damages in Colorado broadly fall into two categories, which are economic and noneconomic damages. Economic damages include the proven, calculated losses incurred after an accident. Noneconomic damages are a bit harder to define. As we discussed last week, economic...
Spinal Cord Injury
What makes an injury catastrophic?
Accidents lead to injuries, and any injury can significantly affect your life. However, there are injuries, and then there are catastrophic injuries, and their impacts are not equal. A catastrophic injury may force you to leave work for a long time and could...
The long-term risks associated with spinal cord injuries
When a person suffers a spinal cord injury in a car accident, it is a much different experience than any other type of injury. In a broken bone, burn or even many head injuries, the injury is localized to one part of the body. However, with a spinal cord injury, you...
Five common car accident injuries and their recovery times
Car accidents are the most common type of personal injury accident. They are regular, everyday occurrences, but the people who walk away from them all have different types of injuries in varying levels of severity. How long you spend in the hospital, your prognosis...