If a doctor, hospital, or surgeon in Broomfield harmed you through negligence, Colorado law may give you the right to recover your full economic losses and compensation for the human cost of what happened. We advance every expert and case cost. No fee unless we win.
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If you were harmed by medical negligence at Intermountain Health Good Samaritan, Intermountain Health Lutheran, or any Broomfield-area facility, CGH Injury Lawyers can evaluate your case. We serve Broomfield from our Denver office and handle cases in Broomfield Combined Courts. You pay nothing unless we win.
A bad outcome is not the same as malpractice. Medical malpractice happens when a provider's negligence causes a preventable injury, meaning they did something a competent professional would have avoided. To prove it, Colorado law requires four distinct elements.
A doctor-patient relationship existed, creating a legal obligation for the provider to deliver competent care.
The provider deviated from what a similarly qualified practitioner would have done. Colorado uses the locality rule, so a Broomfield family physician is not measured against a subspecialist at a major academic center.
The breach directly caused your injury. It is not enough that negligence occurred while you were under care; the negligence must have caused the specific harm you suffered.
You suffered measurable harm: physical injury, financial loss, pain and suffering, or some combination.
Before a Colorado medical malpractice case can move forward, a Certificate of Review must be filed (C.R.S. 13-20-602). A same-specialty physician must attest in writing that the standard of care was breached and that the breach caused your injury. That certificate must reach Broomfield Combined Courts within 60 days of your complaint or the case can be dismissed. This is why expert retention is the first thing we do, not something we arrange after filing.
A Broomfield medical malpractice case lives in Broomfield: the facility where care was provided, the hospital that treated the resulting injury, and the courthouse where your case would be filed. Here is the ground we work on.
Trauma Care
Broomfield is served by two CDPHE-designated Level II Trauma Centers: Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital (ACS-recertified Level II) and Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital (Level II, CDPHE June 2021). Both are on the US 36 and I-25 corridors. Medical records from these facilities document the full scope of harm and become critical damages evidence.
Courthouse
Medical malpractice cases arising in Broomfield are filed in Broomfield Combined Courts at 17 Descombes Drive, Broomfield, CO 80020, within the 17th Judicial District. Broomfield is Colorado's only consolidated city-county; the Combined Courts handle district, county, and municipal matters under one roof. CGH Injury Lawyers handles these cases directly from our Denver office.
Government Notice Obligation
If your care was provided at a government-run hospital or by a public-entity provider in or near Broomfield, a written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of discovering the injury under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109). That notice is a jurisdictional prerequisite. Missing it bars the claim entirely, regardless of how strong the underlying facts are. We identify whether a public entity is involved at the outset of every Broomfield malpractice case.
Medical malpractice cases are among the most expensive and document-intensive claims in personal injury law. We prepare every Broomfield case as if it will be tried in Broomfield Combined Courts, even though most resolve before a courtroom.
We review what happened, explain your rights under Colorado law, and tell you honestly whether the case looks viable. No charge. No obligation.
We gather records from every treating facility and retain a same-specialty physician to evaluate the standard of care and support the Certificate of Review.
We check for 182-day CGIA notice obligations (C.R.S. 24-10-109), file your complaint in Broomfield Combined Courts, and file the Certificate of Review within the 60-day window.
We build the record through depositions and expert discovery, then document your full economic and non-economic losses in a demand package.
Most cases settle. We negotiate from a position of trial readiness, not from a willingness to accept the first offer from a hospital's insurer.
When a hospital or insurer refuses a fair resolution, we try the case before a Broomfield jury. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is an ABOTA member who has tried over 25 cases to verdict.
Colorado medical malpractice damages fall into two categories. Economic losses are fully recoverable. Non-economic losses are limited by the Health Care Availability Act (C.R.S. 13-64-302).
Colorado raised its medical malpractice damage caps effective January 1, 2025 under House Bill 24-1472. For injuries on or after that date, the non-economic cap started at $415,000 for a general malpractice claim and $555,000 for a medical malpractice wrongful death claim, and the statute schedules further increases in the years that follow. The specific figure that applies to a given Broomfield case depends on the date the injury occurred.
Hospital insurers and defense teams reach for the same arguments in nearly every Colorado medical malpractice case. Knowing how each one is answered is part of the work we do before the first demand is ever sent.
The legal question is not whether the complication is known, but whether the provider's conduct met the standard a competent practitioner in the same specialty would have met. Our expert witnesses address that distinction directly.
Colorado law allows recovery for harm caused by negligence even where a pre-existing condition existed. We document the before-and-after through records and independent medical experts to isolate what the negligence caused.
Under C.R.S. 13-21-111, if your share of responsibility reaches 50 percent or more you recover nothing; below that threshold your recovery is reduced by your percentage. We use the medical record to show what instructions were given and whether they were adequate.
We analyze the SOL timeline carefully, identify any applicable exceptions, and confirm whether any 182-day CGIA notice was required and met (C.R.S. 13-80-102.5, C.R.S. 24-10-109).
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You must prove four elements: that a provider owed you a duty of care, that they breached the accepted standard of care through negligence, that the breach directly caused your injury, and that you suffered measurable damages as a result. The breach element almost always requires testimony from a qualified medical expert in the same specialty as the defendant.
A Certificate of Review is a written statement from a same-specialty physician confirming that your claim does not lack substantial justification (C.R.S. 13-20-602). It must be filed with Broomfield Combined Courts within 60 days of your complaint. Missing that deadline can result in dismissal, which is why expert retention happens at the very beginning of the case, not after filing.
Generally two years from when you discovered, or should have discovered, the injury, with an absolute three-year deadline from the date of the negligence (C.R.S. 13-80-102.5). Narrow exceptions exist, such as a foreign object left in the body or concealment. If care was provided at a government-run facility, a written notice of claim must also be filed within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109). Talk to a lawyer as soon as you suspect negligence.
Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering under the Health Care Availability Act (C.R.S. 13-64-302). House Bill 24-1472 raised the caps effective January 1, 2025 and set further annual increases. Economic damages, including medical bills, lost wages, and future care costs, are not capped. The cap figure that applies to your Broomfield case depends on the date the negligence occurred.
Medical malpractice cases arising in Broomfield are filed in Broomfield Combined Courts at 17 Descombes Drive, Broomfield, CO 80020, within the 17th Judicial District. Broomfield is Colorado's only consolidated city-county, and the Combined Courts handle district, county, and municipal matters in one building. Local procedure and the jury pool in the 17th Judicial District are distinct from surrounding counties. CGH Injury Lawyers handles these cases directly.
No. We work on a contingency fee, so you pay nothing unless we win your case. We cover investigation costs and expert witness fees upfront. If we secure compensation through a verdict or settlement, our fee is a percentage of the recovery agreed on in advance. If we do not recover, you owe us nothing.
Often, yes. Colorado law allows recovery for the harm caused by negligence even where a pre-existing condition contributed to the baseline. The defense will attempt to attribute your current harm to the pre-existing condition rather than the provider's conduct. We document the difference through records, treating providers, and independent medical experts to isolate what the negligence specifically caused.
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