Medical Malpractice
How to Prove Medical Negligence in Colorado Courts
Patients trust their doctors and healthcare providers with their lives. When that trust is broken by negligent care that causes harm, Colorado law provides a path for victims to pursue accountability through the courts.
Delayed Diagnosis: The Hidden Danger in Colorado Healthcare
Modern healthcare has made extraordinary advancements in diagnosing and treating disease. Yet, one of the most preventable and harmful forms of medical negligence continues to affect patients every day: delayed diagnosis.
Nursing Malpractice in Colorado: Understanding Your Rights
When most people think of medical malpractice, they picture a doctor making a surgical mistake or misdiagnosing a serious illness. But a large number of malpractice claims involve another key group of healthcare providers: nurses. In Colorado, nursing malpractice is a serious concern that can have life-altering consequences for patients and their families.
Surgical Errors in Denver: What Patients Need to Know
Undergoing surgery is a major event that requires trust in your medical team—particularly your surgeon and anesthesiologist. Sadly, errors occur in the operating room, and the consequences can be catastrophic. But victims often have legal options.
Recognizing and Addressing Stroke Misdiagnosis in Colorado
Every minute that a stroke goes untreated, nearly two million brain cells die. That’s why a fast, accurate diagnosis in the emergency room is essential to preventing severe, permanent damage—or even death. Unfortunately, stroke misdiagnosis remains a significant problem in Colorado hospitals.
Understanding Colorado’s New Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
In June 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 24-1472. As of January 1, 2025, the new law dramatically increases the following damage caps.
Medical Gaslighting in Colorado: When Doctors Dismiss Serious Symptoms
When you visit a doctor, you have every right to be listened to, respected, and taken seriously. Yet, for many patients in Colorado, that trust is broken. Instead of receiving a thorough evaluation, they are met with dismissiveness, disbelief, or outright disregard.
When Epidurals Go Wrong: Malpractice Risks in Colorado Labor & Delivery
Epidurals are a common form of pain relief used during childbirth. But when they’re administered improperly, epidurals can result in serious harm to both the mother and child.
The Hidden Costs of a Delayed Diagnosis in Cancer Patients
Patients across Colorado trust doctors to detect cancer early, when treatment is most effective. However, that trust is sadly broken far too often.
CT Scan Misread? How One $8.2M Case Highlights the Dangers of Imaging Errors
When you walk into an emergency room with a serious medical concern, you trust that the tests ordered, especially critical imaging like CT scans, will be read accurately and acted upon swiftly. But what happens when that trust is broken?