According to the Gazette, a former Harvard graduate student from Colorado Springs, has been ordered to pay a $260,000 civil judgement after being convicted of manslaughter in 2003 for fatally stabbing a Cambridge man. His conviction was later overturned and he reached a deal to serve two years in prison...
Failure to Maintain Bridge Results in Mans Death | PuFeblo Wrongful Death Lawyer
Losing a loved one is extremely difficult especially when that loss comes as a result of the negligence of someone else. According to 9 News, the family of a Colorado man is accusing the state of not properly maintaining a bridge that gave way when the man fell and died....
Failure to Report Defective Toy Proves Costly | Colorado Product Liability Attorney
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the toy company, Henry Gordy International, Inc. of Plainfield, N.J, has agreed to a settlement in a failure to report a product safety defect case concerning one of their toys. A toy gun known as the Auto Fire Target Set, included...
Tips for Teen Drivers – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
According to an article posted by New First 5, more teens die in Colorado from car crashes than any other cause. In 2009, 38 Colorado teens lost their lives in automobile accidents. The Colorado State Patrol (CPS) wants to save as many teens as possible. The State Patrol encourages “parents...
Crash Claims Two Victims – Colorado Personal Injury Attorney
A second persona has died following a rollover accident in Lakewood yesterday. 9News is reporting that a female victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim (a 40-year-old woman) was transported to St. Anthony Central Hospital where she died last night from her injuries. The fatal crash...
Trucker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A trucker from Texas has pleaded guilty in causing the deaths of two women during a 2009 snow storm. According to 7News, Richard Widmier pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide on Wednesday in state court. Widmier was driving his tractor trailer eastbound on I-70 when it slammed into...
4 Years in Prison for DUI Crash that Injured an Officer – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A Colorado Springs man will spend the next 4 years of his life in prison for his role in a DUI crash the injured police officer, Sgt. Philip LeBeau. LeBeau, who specializes in DUI enforcement, “was catapulted 45 feet off his motorcycle” when Raymound Laracuente, 27, struck the officer while driving drunk. According to...
Scooter Accident Kills One – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A 52-year-old man died Tuesday when the scooter he was riding rear-ended an SUV. The Denver Post is reporting that the fatal accident happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 900 block of East 4th Street in Pueblo. The victim was driving his scooter when he was unable to slow down...
Three-year-old Struck and Killed – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A three-year-old Pueblo boy was killed Thursday afternoon when he was struck by a truck. According to the Denver Post, the incident happened about 2 p.m. at the Pueblo Power Wash. The three-year-old was playing with a five-year-old near the vacuum in front of a carwash bay. A man pulled...
Woman Shot and Killed by Accused Stalker – Pueblo Wrongful Death Attorney
A Leadville woman was shot and killed by her accused stalker last week. 9News.com reports that the woman was shot by her neighbor who had been arrested and then released for stalking her. The woman's husband maintains the District Attorney's office is to blame. He claims that “the system killed...