Category: Personal injury

There are a number of reasons you need an experienced Denver work comp attorney on your side. Most important, our work comp attorneys are familiar with the rules, regulations, courtroom procedures and officials of the work comp system. Colorado workers’ comp law is complicated, and many issues can keep injured workers from receiving...

It’s natural for people to hesitate about filing a claim, because you may think other people will look disapprovingly at you like it’s somehow a bad thing to bring a claim against them, or even sue them if need be. The insurance industry has done a good job of creating the false idea...

Doctors, hospitals, therapists and others providing medical treatment are invaluable in physically recovering from a Colorado car accident. But the most important element in your recovery is you, and by actively working on your recovery you help not only your health but your personal injury case. Follow the care you've been prescribed. If you're...

Those who want to put caps on medical malpractice awards, or ban malpractice lawsuits entirely, often say lawyers file lots of frivolous med-mal lawsuits. But here's the truth: Lawyers would be fools to file a frivolous case. On even the most clear-cut case of malpractice,...

First, the initial meeting with an attorney at The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya is free. We want to talk with you about your case - what happened, your injuries, the medical care you may need, the pros and cons of your case, and what you can expect if we work together. Second, our...

In a concept called "comparative negligence," more than one person can be responsible for a car accident. Under comparative negligence, each party can be held responsible for the accident according to their percentage of fault. The important thing to understand in a multi-car accident is that if the other drivers were more negligent...

Medical professionals are expected to meet a certain standard of care when treating patients. This standard of care is determined by the level of care other medical professionals or workers would provide to an individual under the same or similar circumstances. Health care workers held to this standard may include doctors, nurses, hospital...

The most important, of course, is that you get well and again feel secure and happy with life. Physical pain can lead to depression, and so can the financial stress that follows a serious car crash, motorcycle accident or Colorado semi-truck accident. Not being able to go to work, have sexual relations and...

In a new study, a two-minute test was administered to track subtle vision problems in athletes with suspected traumatic brain injury. Test results accurately predicted whether a concussion had occurred, according to the study. One of the study's authors said the test can potentially catch a lot of what's going on with overall cognitive...

Insurance companies use these sites to dig up information about accident victims and try to use it against them to reduce compensation, or deny a claim entirely. A story in the Los Angeles Times reports that private investigators for insurance companies are using social network sites to investigate plaintiffs. As The Times story put it,...