Aurora Burn Injury Lawyer

For most burn injury cases, Colorado's general personal injury statute of limitations applies: two years from the date of injury under C.R.S. 13-80-102. If the burn resulted from a vehicle crash, the motor vehicle SOL is three years under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). If a government entity such as the City of Aurora or a transit authority contributed to the injury, written notice must be given within 182 days after you discover the injury under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)) -- the clock runs from discovery of the injury, not from the date of the incident itself. That notice is a jurisdictional prerequisite; missing it bars the claim entirely. Do not wait: evidence of defective wiring, missing smoke detectors, and faulty appliances disappears quickly.

CGH Injury Lawyers does not have an Aurora office. We are located at 2701 Lawrence St, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We handle Aurora burn cases from that office, meet clients at locations convenient to them, and travel to Arapahoe County courts as required. Call (303) 209-9395 to schedule a free consultation.

Partly. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are subject to a cap of $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. However, two categories carry no cap: economic damages such as medical bills, graft revisions, and lost wages (never capped), and compensatory damages for physical impairment or disfigurement under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5). In a serious burn case involving permanent scarring or functional loss, those uncapped categories are typically the largest part of the claim.

Yes, when the fire resulted from the landlord's failure to maintain the property in reasonably safe condition. Under the Colorado Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115), tenants are invitees owed the highest duty of care. A landlord who fails to maintain working smoke detectors, replace defective wiring, or address known fire hazards can be held liable for resulting injuries. We investigate the property's maintenance history, code-compliance records, and the specific cause of the fire.

Possibly. Workers compensation covers your basic medical costs and a portion of lost wages, but it is your only remedy against your direct employer. If a third party such as an equipment manufacturer, a subcontractor, or a property owner contributed to the burn, you can file a separate personal injury claim against that party. A third-party claim can recover full economic damages, non-economic damages for pain and disfigurement, and other categories that workers comp does not provide.

A Life Care Plan is a certified economic projection of all future medical and care costs resulting from a permanent injury. For third-degree and fourth-degree burns, where graft revisions, scar management, physical therapy, and vocational retraining span years, it is essential. Insurance adjusters base settlement offers on today's medical bills. A Life Care Plan documents the full cost of tomorrow, including care the insurer never volunteers to account for. CGH advances the cost of building your plan and recovers it at resolution.

Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule under C.R.S. 13-21-111 allows you to recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent. Your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. Insurance adjusters routinely overstate the injured person's fault to reduce or eliminate payouts. We build the evidence to show what actually caused the burn and who bears the greater share of responsibility.

Most Aurora burn injury lawsuits arising in the Arapahoe County portion of Aurora are filed in the Arapahoe County District Court, 18th Judicial District, at 7325 S. Potomac St. in Centennial. Cases arising in Adams County portions of Aurora are filed in Adams County District Court. CGH handles cases across both venues. For premises liability claims under C.R.S. 13-21-115, the case is filed in the county where the property is located.