Mintz Law Firm Blog

CAPS ARE GOING UP, MEANS MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

By Mintz Law Firm | June 11, 2013

  Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act (GIA) is a law put in place so that governmental bodies cannot be sued unless that body- first grants its permission or under certain exceptions provided in the act. This protection of the government has caused many injured individuals to go without any compensation for harm to them caused by…

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5 Things You Should Know About Wrongful Death

By Mintz Law Firm | February 28, 2013

1. Wrongful Death Cases: What Are They? Usually speaking, a wrongful death is a death incurred by someone’s negligence, such as carelessness, incompetence, or failure to act. A person crossing the street, killed by an intoxicated driver, an old woman killed by a  mugger for $20.00 in her purse, a pregnant mother struck down and…

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Traffic diverted off Colfax as police investigate auto-ped accident

By Mintz Law Firm | February 28, 2013

Denver Police diverted traffic from Colfax Avenue at Broadway as they  investigated an accident involving a pedestrian. Colfax reopened about 5:15  p.m. Raquel Lopez, a spokeswoman for the department, said the accident happened  just before 4 p.m. The victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene.…

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Denver police seek gray car in hit-and-run

By Mintz Law Firm | February 28, 2013

Denver police Lt. Robert Rock said the mother of a 16-year-old girl critically injured in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday morning wanted him to urge the driver who was responsible to turn herself in. “This is a heavy weight to carry on your conscience,” he said to the woman driver through the media at an afternoon…

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Persons Filing Colorado Shooting Lawsuits Face Uphill Task

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

Several lawsuits have been filed in the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado last month, which killed a total of 12 people and injured dozens of others. The very first Colorado shooting lawsuit was filed by a man, whose best friend was shot and killed. The first lawsuit filed the shooting incident has named the…

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Settlement Reached in Fatal Roller Coaster Accident

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

A settlement has been reached by the family of a double average Iraqi vet, who died in a roller coaster accident, and the amusement park where the accident occurred. The vet, James Hackemer was killed in July 2011, when he fell off the roller coaster. Hackemer was a double amputee and had lost both of…

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One Third of Pedestrians Found Texting While Walking

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

A new study of pedestrians in Seattle found that approximately 1/3rd of pedestrians are distracted while walking. Most of them are distracted by texting, talking on their cell phone or listening to music. The researchers found that nearly one in 3 people were distracted while walking. Persons who were texting while walking were approximately 4…

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Seatbelt Reminder Systems Help Prevent Accident Injuries

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

Approximately 50% of people who die in traffic accidents every year are not wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. This is in spite of the fact that national seat belt usage rates are currently at a record 86%. Car accident lawyers believe that more people could be encouraged to wear seat belts…

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Leafy Greens Number One Source of Food Poisoning

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

Your greens may be good for you, but they’re also the number-one source of food poisoning in the country.  According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of the top food poisoning sources for Americans, leafy greens are at the top of the list. These leafy greens include lettuce and spinach, and according to the…

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Traumatic brain injury can waste the brain’s mass by a third

By Mintz Law Firm | February 1, 2013

The National Football League and the Canadian Football League have faced many suicides of players stricken with traumatic brain injury. Cumulative head trauma is the culprit. Another well known sports personality has died: Ted Toogood, a former Toronto Argonaut. Over the years he played the sport he loved, he was battered about the field in…

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