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Understanding Economic and Non-Economic Damages in a Denver Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
When medical professionals fail to provide proper care, the consequences can be devastating. Victims of medical malpractice face physical harm, financial instability, and emotional trauma. Both economic damages like medical costs and non-economic damages like pain and suffering play a significant role in shaping a personal injury settlement or verdict.
Three Reasons to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit in Colorado
The birth of a child should be filled with joy and hope. When medical negligence causes a devastating birth injury, families are often left facing unimaginable emotional challenges. Conditions such as cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, or oxygen deprivation can lead to lifelong medical needs.
Infant Wrongful Death in Colorado: What Parents Need to Know
Few tragedies compare to the loss of a newborn. When infant wrongful death occurs, it’s often linked to medical malpractice or negligent care during delivery or afterward.
How to File a Medical Malpractice Claim in Colorado
When patients seek medical treatment, they trust their doctors, nurses, and hospitals to provide safe and reliable care. After all, we’re talking about highly trained professionals working in a modern facility with advanced medical equipment. There’s simply no excuse for careless errors that cause devastating injuries.
The Role of Hospital Record Keeping in Denver Medical Error Cases
In the aftermath of a serious medical error, accurate documentation becomes critical to uncover what happened, why it happened, and who is responsible. But what happens when those records are inaccurate, incomplete, or they have been suspiciously altered?
Proving Pain & Suffering in Catastrophic Denver Car Crash Claims
When you’ve been injured in a severe collision, addressing physical pain is only one part of your recovery. Catastrophic car accidents disrupt lives, devastate families, and cause emotional trauma that lingers long after the body begins to heal. The law recognizes this by allowing victims to pursue damages for pain and suffering.
Building a Wrongful Death Claim After a Surgical Error in Denver
When a preventable surgical error leads to the loss of a loved one, family members are left with a host of burdens. Survivors must contend with emotional pain, financial burdens, and a need for accountability. If you’ve experienced the loss of a family member due to a surgical mistake in Denver, you may have the right to file a wrongful death surgical error claim.
Misdiagnosis vs. Delayed Diagnosis: Legal Differences in Medical Malpractice
You trust medical professionals to use their skill and training to find out what’s wrong and provide the appropriate treatment. But when a diagnosis is missed or delayed, the consequences can be life-altering or even fatal.
Catastrophic Injuries Due to Medical Malpractice in Denver: Know Your Rights
When we place our health in the hands of a provider, we trust that we will receive safe and competent care.
How Colorado’s New Medical Malpractice Law Impacts Pharmacy Error Claims
In 2025, Colorado’s landscape for medical malpractice claims, including those involving pharmacy errors, will undergo a significant change. With the passage of House Bill 24-1472 (HB24-1472), the state is updating its long-standing limits on non-economic damages in malpractice lawsuits. For patients harmed by pharmacy mistakes or their families seeking wrongful death damages in Colorado, this legislative update brings both new opportunities and critical legal considerations. At Leventhal Puga Braley P.C., we have long advocated for the rights of patients affected by medical breach of standard of care, having handled complex cases involving pharmacy negligence, or breach of standard of care…