Littleton Personal Injury Law Blog

It is a beautiful and clear day in Denver, Colorado. Pretend that you are waiting peacefully in your car at a red stop light. All of a sudden, you are pushed forward into the intersection by a car that ran into the back of your vehicle. Due to the accident, you sustain several injuries that will impair the rest of your life. The crash was the result of a negligent driver who was changing the radio. This story sounds dramatic, but a recent article indicates that these distraction-based car accidents happen all too often.

In a local story, a couple and their three children were driving on a highway home from a vacation in Colorado. In West Texas, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction swerved into their lane. The accident killed the parents and paralyzed two of the children. The wreck also killed the wife of the other motorist.

Accidents are often alarming and unexpected. However, many catastrophes occur from a person's carelessness or negligence. Unfortunately, the consequences of these mishaps can include life-altering injuries or death. Nothing can take away the emotional pain of losing a loved one. Nevertheless, if death of an innocent victim has resulted from the neglectful acts of another, this may be grounds for a wrongful death claim.

In a recent local story, a Colorado woman faces a lawsuit related to the wrongful death of a tow truck driver. According to reports, a tow truck driver was hauling an illegally parked SUV. In the process of removing the car, the owner of the vehicle jumped into the SUV and took off. Unfortunately, the truck driver's leg was caught in a cable that was attached to the car. The man was pulled by the car for more than one mile before his legs separated from his body.

A Colorado family is mourning the loss of their 17-year-old son who died recently in a car accident. The all-star athlete was killed instantly when a 20-year-old Littleton woman crashed into the side of his vehicle as he drove to school one morning. The Littleton woman escaped the crash with only minor injuries and authorities say that charges are pending against the woman.

The crash happened on Logan County Road 32 at the intersection of Road 35. Authorities say that the woman failed to stop at the stop sign which gave traffic on Road 35 the right of way. It is unclear whether a wrongful death lawsuit will be filed against the woman in connection with this accident. Generally wrongful death lawsuits are filed by the family of a surviving car accident victim against the individuals whose negligence caused the victim's death. The failure to obey traffic signs such as stop signs is typically seen as a per se instance of negligence which can support a wrongful death action.

Back in September, more than 100 people became ill -- and some even died -- after eating listeria tainted cantaloupe that came from a Colorado grower. Now, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the grower, Jensen Farms, and the distributor, Frontera Produce. The lawsuit was filed by the son of a 92-year-old man who died after eating the melon.

Originally, a lawsuit was filed in October when the man became ill with listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. After eating the cantaloupe, he stayed in a hospital for five weeks. However, last month he died while living in a nursing home, and the lawsuit has since been amended.

The claim is that the Colorado-based grower, and distributor, should be held liable because the cantaloupe allegedly led to the man's death.