[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Physical injuries and suffering are only one part of a personal injury accident—the financial losses can also be devastating. When you’re injured in a personal injury accident, you need to know what economic challenges lie ahead and how to address them. Our Colorado personal injury lawyers explain everything you need to know about financial loss following an accident and the resources that could help on your road to recovery. Does a Personal Injury Cause Financial Loss? There are several ways that a personal injury accident may cause a financial loss. First, you may have unexpected medical bills, and these bills are often catastrophic. There is also a cost to traveling to appointments, buying prescriptions and getting the over-the-counter things you need for your health and treatment after a personal injury. Direct out-of-pocket, unexpected bills are just the beginning. A personal injury may interfere with your ability to work. You may…

If you believe you have a real chance of winning, you should consider a filing a Denver personal injury claim against a at-fault party. Defendants frequently have experienced attorneys who understand how to fight claims against their clients, so you’ll need to understand what defenses they could use to limit the defendant’s liability

If you have suffered financial loss due to a crime, then you can benefit from The Mandatory Restitution Act of 1996. This act established procedures that determine the amount of restitution to which a victim is entitled to. Essentially, restitution provides victims with compensation that they are entitled to due to their own losses suffered as a result of someone else committing an offense. In some cases, this may be something that a defendant agrees to repay as part of a plea agreement.

Personal injury cases can take months; even years to finally resolve. However, the stress doesn’t always end after finally receiving compensation. There are many instances where the defendant is subject to income tax that applies to a personal injury settlement. One of the most frequently asked questions is whether or not the defendant has to pay taxes on settlements. The good news is that most money received is typically non-taxable. Let’s look at some cases where you may have to pay taxes and how to protect your settlement from the IRS.

Where have our manners gone? Our roads could be so much safer if we all treated other drivers how we would like to be treated.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A lawsuit filed in El Paso County last week alleges that a Colorado Springs police officer pepper sprayed a 17-year-old girl twice while she was handcuffed in the backseat of a police car. The lawsuit alleges that on Oct. 17, 2020, Amara Keens-Dumas was approached by officers Ryan Yoshimiya and Brianna Ragsdale around 3 a.m. after someone told police that Keens-Dumas had gotten into a verbal altercation with her boyfriend. Officers responded to the scene but were asked by Keens-Dumas' brother to leave. But 45 minutes later the officers returned to the house when Keens-Dumas began crying in the street, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit states that two officers handcuffed Keens-Dumas and forced her against the side of their police vehicle. When Yoshimiya touched her leg, despite Keens-Dumas asking him not to, it triggered a "trauma response" because she was a victim of rape, something her brother had told officers…

Hiring a criminal defense lawyer has multiple benefits and provides you the opportunity to the best possible outcome for your trial.

Hiring a criminal defense lawyer has multiple benefits and provides you the opportunity to the best possible outcome for your trial.