Centennial Car Accident Lawyers Who Pursue Every Dollar Your Crash Produced

Colorado gives you three years from the date of the crash to file a car accident lawsuit arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a government vehicle, public road authority, or city or county entity contributed to the crash, a separate written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days after you discover the injury under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). That 182-day notice is a jurisdictional prerequisite, meaning missing it bars the claim entirely, regardless of the three-year lawsuit deadline. Do not wait to contact an attorney if a government entity may be involved.

A Centennial car accident civil lawsuit that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in Arapahoe County District Court at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112, in the Eighteenth Judicial District. The jury pool, local judges, and the defense firms defending Arapahoe County car accident cases all differ from other Colorado jurisdictions. CGH Injury Lawyers handles cases filed there directly.

You can still recover in Colorado if your share of fault is less than 50 percent. Under C.R.S. 13-21-111, Colorado follows a modified comparative fault rule: your damages award is reduced by your percentage of fault, but recovery is barred entirely if you are 50 percent or more at fault. Arapahoe County insurers routinely attempt to push the injured driver's fault above 50 percent to wipe out the claim. An attorney who knows the I-25 and Arapahoe Road corridor evidence can challenge those assignments with police reports, CDOT data, and accident reconstruction.

Economic damages such as medical bills, lost wages, and future care costs are never capped in Colorado. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are capped at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, with inflation adjustments starting in 2028 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement is not capped at all under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5), which is where serious Centennial crash cases, those involving spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or permanent disability, carry their greatest legal value.

Yes. If you carry uninsured or underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage on your own policy, you may file a claim with your own insurer. Colorado UM/UIM claims are governed by C.R.S. 13-80-107.5 under Pham v. State Farm, 2013 CO 17. An attorney can also evaluate whether the at-fault driver has other assets or policies worth pursuing. Even without UM/UIM coverage, other avenues for recovery may exist depending on the facts of your Centennial crash.

No. CGH Injury Lawyers has one physical office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We serve Centennial and all of Arapahoe County from that Denver office, file cases in Arapahoe County District Court, and meet clients on their schedule. We do not maintain a Centennial address and do not pretend otherwise. Call us at (303) 209-9395.

The primary trauma centers serving the Centennial area are HCA HealthONE Swedish (Swedish Medical Center), 501 E. Hampden Ave., Englewood, CO 80113, a state-designated Level I trauma and burn center, and AdventHealth Littleton (formerly Littleton Adventist Hospital), 7700 S. Broadway, Littleton, CO 80122, an American College of Surgeons verified and state-designated Level II Trauma Center. Medical records from either facility are central to documenting the full scope of a serious Centennial car accident injury claim.

For most crashes involving injury, yes. An attorney documents your damages properly across every legal category, handles insurer communications, and negotiates from a position of genuine trial readiness. Early legal involvement also preserves evidence on I-25, Arapahoe Road, and Parker Road before it disappears, including CDOT traffic camera data, crash-scene physical evidence, and witness availability. CGH offers free consultations with no obligation and charges no fee unless we win.