Back injuries are prevalent in the workplace. Many Denver area employees do not realize that their employers are not solely responsible for keeping safe and injury-free while at work; workers must also practice responsible and acceptable behavior while on the…
Whose fault was it? This is likely to be one of the first questions Denver residents hear after a motor vehicle accident. Sometimes, the answer is not in dispute, but other times it could be that both drivers were guilty of…
There are many great things about living in Colorado; unfortunately, driving on its roads is not among them. According to several insurance studies, Colorado drivers rank among the nation’s worst for their frequently aggressive driving. Driving aggressively often leads to accidents,…
Denver residents are accustomed to exercising extra caution when sharing the road with semi trucks. But even if a truck driver is also driving responsibly, it’s still possible for a truck accident to occur. How so? A news station here in Denver…
A serious accident on the job can leave workers with injuries that change their lives forever. While many recover and eventually return to work, this is not always the case. Some workers will need vocational rehabilitation – that is, assistance…
Nurse practitioners perform many of the same functions that doctors do. For example, like a doctor can, an NP in Colorado may diagnose and treat patients and prescribe medication as long as the NP’s initial supervisory period has been completed. Colorado…
Following a car-motorcycle crash, the motorist who was at fault for the accident may insist that s/he did not see the motorcycle, inferring that it was too small an object. A university study indicates that this may have to do…
Denver residents have only to pass by a typical construction site to get a sense of the risks that construction workers face on the job. From towering scaffolds to heavy machinery and electrical wiring, the possibilities for a workplace accident are numerous,…
Countless people are injured on the job every day and find themselves faced with two options: report the injury and pursue workers’ compensation or ignore the pain for fear of retaliation. Too many workers choose the latter and regret the…
April 20 is unofficially a day on which fans of recreational marijuana celebrate and partake of the drug, which was legalized here in Colorado recently. Unfortunately, statistics show that some Colorado drivers are either unaware of or insufficiently concerned about…