Denver Personal Injury FAQs

No. Most people don’t generally set out to intentionally cause an accident and harm another person. In the case of an accident (as opposed to an “on-purpose”), that’s what the other person’s insurance is for. If they are found to be at fault for causing an accident that injures you, they will most likely not have to pay personally—their insurance policy will pay for your injuries. Read More.

If you get a call from the other party’s insurance company saying they want to take a recorded statement to discuss your injuries, we suggest a simple answer for them: “No.” You are required to cooperate with your own insurance company, but you are not required to talk to the at-fault party’s insurance company about your injuries (it is ok to discuss the details of your property damage – – just not your injuries). Read More.

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC analyze a personal injury case based on the concept of negligence. There are the four elements that have to be proven to establish negligence. Read More.

Personal injury law is a very complex area. The attorney who helped you sell your home or draft a contract may not know all the details of personal injury law the way that Denver personal injury lawyer Dianne Sawaya does. Read More.

The Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC represents you on a contingency fee basis. What that means is that our fee comes at the end of your case, when we take a percentage of any settlement or judgment. Most importantly for you, it means that we don’t get paid unless you get paid. Read More.

The personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC are very successful at building Denver car accident and motorcycle injury cases. The vast majority of the time, insurance companies see how strong our cases are and are willing to negotiate a fair settlement for your injuries, impairment, lost wages, future medical bills, pain, and suffering. However, insurance companies would much rather keep profits up by collecting premiums than by paying claims. If the insurance company refuses to budge from an offer that you and your injury lawyer think is unreasonable, filing a lawsuit is an option. Your lawyer will advise you, but the decision to go to trial is entirely up to you. Read More.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC are very successful is in settling cases. But as aggressively as we will litigate your case, there’s no way to predict the outcome of a trial. (If any lawyer says he can get you a certain amount of money at a trial, run – don’t walk – to the Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC.) Read More.

While it’s one of the most common questions we hear—understandably—predicting a settlement value or possible jury award is almost impossible. Your personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya LLC can talk with you about a very general range of possible settlement values based on the thousands of similar cases we have handled over the years. Read More.

The answer to this depends mostly on the type of insurance coverage that you have. If you have medical payments coverage (“med-pay”) on your auto insurance policy, it will pay for your medical treatment up to the limits of the coverage. Read More.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, work accident, or other accident and you’re suffering from injuries, you’ve probably wondered if there is a time limitation on filing a personal injury claim.

The simplest answer to this question is that you’ll want to file a car insurance claim, personal injury claim, and/or property damage claim as soon as possible after a vehicle accident. In the state of Colorado, the statute of limitations is three years for auto accidents.

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when the skull is suddenly stuck by an object or the skull violently collides with an object. This is referred to as a “closed head” injury and is often discovered in personal injury cases such as vehicle crashes, slip and fall accidents, and workplace accidents. Read More.

If you’ve been the victim of a burn injury, you might consider filing a personal injury claim. At The Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya LLC, our burn injury lawyers have represented many Denver, Colorado, residents through the claim process. Determining how much compensation you could receive and how it will be awarded is complicated and will depend largely on the particulars of your situation. Read More.

When a Denver hit-and-run accident occurs, people are often injured. The driver has fled, no one got the license plate, and it may seem that the perpetrator has gotten away with it. In cases like this, Colorado law treats the other driver as if they were an uninsured driver. This is why it’s important that your auto insurance policy includes uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Read More.

Damages may take the form of medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and more. If you’ve been hurt through no fault of your own in a motorcycle accident, you may have a personal injury claim. Fault or negligence may not always seem obvious, though, such as if you were hurt while on someone else’s property or if you slipped and hurt yourself in a retail store. You may still have a valid personal injury case. Because the law is so complex, it’s important to work with a skilled and experienced personal injury attorney at the Law Offices of Dianne L. Sawaya, LLC.