Colorado Springs Premises Liability Lawyer

Dangerous conditions on stores, apartments, parking lots, and other properties around Colorado Springs cause serious injuries every year. Common hazards include:

• Wet, icy, or uneven walking surfaces
• Broken stairs, railings, and sidewalks
• Poor lighting in stairwells and lots
• Falling merchandise or debris
• Unsecured pools and attractions
• Inadequate security leading to assaults

The way a case is built depends on the circumstances. We handle:

• Slip, trip, and fall injuries
• Stairway and escalator falls
• Swimming pool accidents
• Falling-object injuries
• Negligent security and assault claims, including sexual assault
• Dog bites and animal attacks

What you do in the hours and days afterward can protect both your health and your claim. If you are able:

• Report the incident to the property owner or manager
• Get medical care right away
• Photograph the hazard and the scene before it is fixed
• Get contact information for any witnesses
• Keep the shoes and clothing you were wearing
• Call The Law Giant before giving a statement

Some serious injuries do not show symptoms right away, so prompt medical care protects both your recovery and the record that connects your injuries to what happened.

A fall or a falling object can cause far more harm than people expect. We handle claims involving:

• Traumatic brain injuries and concussions
• Spinal cord and back injuries
• Broken hips, wrists, and other fractures
• Shoulder and knee injuries
• Cuts, bruises, and soft-tissue injuries
• Fatal injuries

Liability depends on who controlled the property and what they knew. A store, a landlord, a property management company, or a business tenant may be responsible, and sometimes more than one. Proving the owner knew or should have known about the hazard and failed to fix it is central to the case.

A strong claim rests on evidence, and the best evidence disappears quickly. From the first call, we gather the reports, photographs, and records, preserve any video, and track down witnesses before memories fade, working with experts where needed to show exactly what happened and how it has affected your life. We then present the insurance company with a documented demand and negotiate hard, and if the insurer will not be fair, we are ready to take your case to an El Paso County jury.

The Statute of Limitations: Two Years

Most Colorado injury claims outside of motor vehicle crashes must be filed within two years of the injury (C.R.S. 13-80-102). Deadlines pass faster than people expect and evidence disappears, so it is important to speak with a lawyer early.

Colorado’s 50 Percent Comparative Fault Rule

Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). You can recover as long as you are less than 50 percent at fault, with your award reduced by your share of the blame, and at 50 percent or more you recover nothing.

Limits on Pain-and-Suffering Damages

Colorado caps noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, at $1.5 million for claims that arise on or after January 1, 2025. Medical bills, lost wages, and damages for physical impairment or disfigurement are not capped (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5, HB24-1472).

Colorado premises cases are governed by the Premises Liability Act, which ties the property owner’s duty to your status on the property. Invitees, such as customers and members of the public invited onto the land, are owed the highest duty and must be protected from dangers the owner knew about or should have found through reasonable inspection. Licensees, such as social guests, are owed a lesser duty, and trespassers are owed the least.

Establishing your status and what the owner knew is often the heart of a premises case, and property owners and their insurers fight hard on both points. The Law Giant gathers incident reports, maintenance records, and surveillance footage to prove the hazard existed and the owner failed to act. Note that premises claims generally carry a two-year deadline (C.R.S. 13-80-102), not the three-year deadline for car crashes.

A full claim accounts for every way the injury has affected your life, which can include:

• Medical bills and future care
• Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
• Pain, suffering, and emotional distress
• Disfigurement and permanent disability
• Rehabilitation and in-home care
• Wrongful death losses where a fall is fatal

The value depends on the severity of your injuries, the cost of your care, the impact on your work and daily life, and the available insurance. We calculate each category in full, including future costs insurers prefer to ignore.

Most premises liability lawsuits from this area are filed in the El Paso County District Court, part of Colorado’s 4th Judicial District. Many claims settle before a lawsuit is necessary, but The Law Giant prepares every case as if it will go to trial.

Knowing what to expect makes the process far less stressful. A typical claim moves through several stages: investigation, where we gather the evidence and records; treatment, where you focus on healing while we document your injuries and losses; a demand, where we present the insurer with a full accounting of what you are owed; negotiation, where we reject lowball offers and press for a fair number; and, if necessary, litigation, where we file suit and prepare for trial. Most cases settle along the way, but insurers pay more when they know a firm is fully prepared to try the case, so we build every claim from the start as if it will go before a jury.

Some places see more than their share of serious injuries. Around Colorado Springs, corridors like I-25, US-24, Powers Boulevard, and Academy Boulevard carry heavy traffic and see frequent collisions, while parking lots, worksites, and older buildings hide their own hazards. Winter weather, ice, and reduced visibility add risk across the region. Knowing the local roads, properties, traffic patterns, and conditions helps us reconstruct what happened and establish exactly who is responsible.

After an injury, the insurer on the other side is not on your side. Its adjusters are trained to limit payouts and often move fast, requesting a recorded statement, a broad medical release, or a quick settlement before the full extent of your injuries is known. Anything you say can be used to reduce your claim, so letting The Law Giant handle those conversations protects you and keeps the focus on the real value of your case.

The Law Giant has recovered more than $850 million for injury victims, and we bring that experience and trial strength to every case, large or small. We handle the insurance company, the paperwork, and the investigation so you can focus on healing, and because we work on contingency, you pay nothing unless we win.

Injured another way in Colorado Springs? The Law Giant also handles car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, workplace injury, sexual assault, electrocution injury, and wrongful death claims. For our firm-wide overview, visit our premises liability lawyers page.