COLORADO SPRINGS SKI AND SNOWBOARD ACCIDENTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Skiing and snowboarding are no longer just recreational activities enjoyed by the few of us living in snowy regions. These wintry outdoor activities have risen to become mainstream winter sports and thrilling competitive endeavors. Unfortunately, this rise in popularity has also led to an increase in the number of injuries these activities cause each year.
Take a look at some of the most important info to have after a skiing or snowboarding accident, and contact one of our Colorado Springs personal injury lawyers if you believe you are entitled to legal compensation.
As adrenaline packed as these sports are, it is no surprise that accidents on the slopes can happen and can lead to serious injuries.
The majority of skiing and snowboarding injuries are caused by incidents involving chair lifts, equipment failure, poor instruction, and collisions with other skiers, trees, barriers, fences, or signs. These accidents can range in severity, from a sprained wrist or knee injury to head trauma and spinal cord damage.
Receiving medical attention should be the very first priority after an accident, regardless of how minor the injuries may seem. These injuries could have a significant impact on one’s quality of life and can make it difficult to perform everyday tasks. On top of this, their treatment can also be quite costly.
Fortunately, an injured person may have the option to recover their losses through a personal injury claim.
SKI RESORT NEGLIGENCE OR PRODUCT LIABILITY?
Skiing and snowboarding lawsuits generally arise from either negligent actions or defective products.
Negligence is based on a legal concept that holds citizens to a reasonable amount of care for others. When a party does not meet this standard of care, they are considered negligent and may be liable for injuries that resulted from their negligence. Skiing or snowboarding scenarios resulting from negligence could include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Your instructor took you to ski or snowboard on slopes that were clearly above your ability level.
- You were in a collision with another person who was being careless or reckless.
- The slopes were not adequately marked, maintained, or designed.
Defective product claims, on the other hand, differ slightly from personal injury claims based on negligence because the defective product was not necessarily the fault of the ski resort. Instead, a third-party company could be held liable. For example, if you sustained injuries due to a product that was defective or dangerous like a broken ski binding or a defective chair lift, you may qualify for compensation from the companies that distributed, manufactured, or designed the product.
HEUSER & HEUSER CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS
Compensation in personal injury cases comes in the form of a monetary award known as damages. Ideally, these damages should cover the medical expenses associated with your injury, lost income due to your injury, and any additional pain and suffering your injury caused you.
When you’re filing a skiing or snowboarding accident lawsuit, the defense commonly raises the issue of the “assumption of risk.” This concept states that you were aware of the risks involved before you participated in the activity, but you chose to participate in it anyway. This tactic is commonly used in an attempt to avoid paying you due compensation. This is where having a trained attorney represent you becomes vital.
If you were injured in a skiing or snowboarding accident and believe that you are entitled to compensation, contact an experienced Colorado Springs personal injury attorney from Heuser & Heuser. Our professional team of attorneys has been representing the good people of Colorado for years, and we’re here for you too.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Know What My Case Is Worth?
There are a variety of things we look at when evaluating your case and determining its value. We look at how the accident occurred. We look at what sort of injuries you sustained. Do you have a permanent injury that will last the rest of your life? Are you going to have future medical bills? We look at lost wages. Did you lose your job? If you have permanent work restrictions as a result of the accident, you may not be able to find a job very easily in the future. These are some of the factors that we look at in evaluating a claim. Every case is unique and different. That’s why at our law firm, every case gets personal attention from the lawyer when it comes time to evaluate.
Why is it Important to Hire a Lawyer?
Insurance companies are in business for a reason: to make money. Anytime they are paying money on a claim, it means less money to their bottom line. They have literally hundreds of adjusters and hundreds of lawyers who are on their side trying to figure out how to prevent money from leaving their checkbooks. Quite frankly, you do need a lawyer to help you through this because your lawyer will make sure you’re properly compensated.
Do Cases Settle Without Going to Court?
Cases settle before going to trial 80 to 90 percent of the time. However, that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of work involved in getting a case settled outside of court. Sometimes you have to file a lawsuit and do a lot of what I call “legal maneuvering” to get a case settled. That means we take depositions from witnesses to the accident, from police officers, and from your doctors. But, yes, most cases will settle prior to trial.
Do You Get Good Results for Your Clients?
We do get good results for our clients. We have settled hundreds, if not thousands, of cases where we’ve had large settlements. We’ve had substantial verdicts. We go to the mat for our clients if necessary. We’ll appeal cases. We’ll do whatever it takes to make sure our client is taken care of.
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