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A traumatic brain injury from a crash on US 287, SH 119, or any Longmont road can be invisible on a standard scan yet devastating to your daily life. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Longmont brain injury victims from our Denver office, builds the neurological proof insurers try to dismiss, and files in Boulder County court when they refuse to pay full value. You pay nothing unless we win for you.

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  • Longmont brain injury cases are filed at the Boulder County Combined Court, 1035 Kimbark St, Longmont, CO 80501, in Colorado's 20th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Boulder County brain injury cases directly from our Denver office.
  • Colorado gives you a limited window to file a personal injury lawsuit. Motor vehicle crash claims carry a three-year deadline (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a city vehicle, CDOT maintenance truck, or other government entity contributed to your injury, you must serve a written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)) or the government claim is barred.
  • Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Economic damages like medical bills, lost wages, and a lifetime care plan are never capped. Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement is also uncapped, and in serious TBI cases those uncapped categories often carry the bulk of the claim's value.

Longmont sits at the junction of US 287 and State Highway 119, two of Boulder County's most dangerous corridors. High-speed impacts on these roads produce the rotational and linear forces that tear microscopic axonal fibers in the brain. A traumatic brain injury from a Longmont crash can look fine on a standard CT scan while causing months or years of cognitive disruption, lost work capacity, and changed family relationships. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Longmont TBI victims from our Denver office, coordinates the neurological testing that proves invisible injuries, and files in Boulder County court when an insurer refuses to pay what the harm is actually worth. You pay nothing unless we recover for you.

Why these cases are harder

Why a Longmont brain injury claim is unlike any other personal injury case

A broken bone, a torn ligament, or a laceration shows up on imaging. A traumatic brain injury often does not. That gap between what the scan shows and what the person experiences is where insurance companies attack Longmont TBI claims. Building a winning case means filling that gap with objective neurological evidence.

The crash forces that produce a TBI on US 287 and SH 119

US 287 runs through Longmont without a median barrier, so head-on and left-turn collisions are a documented hazard. SH 119, the Diagonal Highway, carries commuter traffic between Longmont and Boulder at higher speeds. Both corridors create the sudden deceleration and rotational forces that stretch and tear the brain's white-matter axons. Those microscopic injuries do not bleed into a scan. Adjusters call the scan normal and argue the claim is minor. The injury itself says otherwise, and proving that takes a specific legal and medical strategy.

  • Standard CT and MRI scans reliably detect bleeding and fractures but frequently miss the diffuse axonal injury that causes lasting post-concussion symptoms.
  • Brain injury symptoms, including headaches, cognitive slowing, irritability, and sleep disruption, can emerge or worsen days or weeks after a Longmont crash, which is why prompt medical evaluation matters even when you feel relatively okay at the scene.
  • The right legal pathway for a Longmont TBI depends on how the injury happened: the statutes, deadlines, and responsible parties differ between a motor vehicle crash on US 287, a fall on a commercial property on Main Street, and an incident involving a city-owned road or vehicle.
TBI classifications

How doctors grade a traumatic brain injury and why the grade does not define your Longmont claim

Emergency physicians at Longmont United Hospital use the Glasgow Coma Scale, a 15-point assessment of eye opening, verbal response, and motor response, to classify TBI severity shortly after a crash. That score shapes your medical chart and your insurer's first offer. It does not decide how much your life has changed.

  1. Mild TBI (GCS 13 to 15): often called a concussion

    A score of 13 to 15 reflects a brief or no loss of consciousness and initial confusion or disorientation. The word mild describes the GCS score, not the impact on your life. Post-concussion syndrome, which affects an estimated 15 to 30 percent of mild TBI patients, can produce chronic headaches, cognitive fog, emotional volatility, and sleep problems that last months or years. For Longmont workers whose careers depend on concentration, a mild GCS score can still support a major claim for lost earning capacity.

  2. Moderate TBI (GCS 9 to 12): extended disruption

    A score in this range reflects loss of consciousness lasting 30 minutes to 24 hours, often with CT findings of bruising or swelling. Moderate TBI survivors typically face months of rehabilitation, cognitive therapy, and physical recovery. Many return to some level of function, but career and relationship impacts are common and the economic losses can be substantial.

  3. Severe TBI (GCS 3 to 8): life-altering injury

    A score of 3 to 8 reflects extended unconsciousness, often with structural brain damage visible on imaging. Survivors may face permanent changes to movement, speech, memory, and executive function. These cases require a life-care plan projecting decades of medical needs, attendant care, adaptive equipment, and lost earning capacity. When a high-speed impact on US 287 or the Diagonal Highway produces this level of injury, the legal recovery must account for those lifetime costs, not just current medical bills.

The GCS score recorded in Longmont United Hospital's emergency department is your claim's starting point, not its ceiling. A Longmont software engineer, teacher, or healthcare worker with a mild GCS score and documented post-concussion syndrome affecting their professional performance may have a far larger claim than a moderate TBI patient who achieves a full recovery. What the law compensates is the actual change in your ability to work and live, not a three-digit number on a triage form.

After a brain injury in Longmont

What to do after a traumatic brain injury in Longmont

The decisions made in the hours and days after a Longmont TBI shape the medical record and the legal record simultaneously. Protecting both is how you protect the claim.

  1. Go directly to Longmont United Hospital

    Longmont United Hospital at 1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO 80501 is designated a Level III Trauma Center by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and is also certified as a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center. Emergency physicians there perform the Glasgow Coma Scale assessment and order initial CT imaging. For severe TBI cases requiring neurosurgery or Level I trauma intervention, patients may be transferred to a Level I or II facility in Denver or Aurora. Those transfer records connect your Longmont crash to the full scope of your neurological injury and are essential to the damages claim.

  2. Follow every neurology and specialist referral

    Brain injury symptoms are notoriously delayed. Headaches that start mild can escalate into chronic post-concussion syndrome. Cognitive changes that seem like stress can reflect measurable neurological damage. Every follow-up appointment, every specialist referral, and every neuropsychological evaluation creates objective medical documentation that connects your current condition to the Longmont crash. Gaps in treatment give insurers ammunition to argue your injury is not as serious as you claim.

  3. Document what has changed

    Keep a daily log of symptoms, missed work, activities you can no longer perform, and conversations with family members or coworkers who notice the difference. Before-and-after testimony from people who know you well is one of the most powerful tools in proving how a Longmont TBI has changed your life, because the MRI cannot show a jury what you were like before the crash.

  4. Do not give a recorded statement to the insurer

    After a Longmont crash, the at-fault driver's insurer will try to collect a recorded statement quickly, before the full extent of your TBI is known. Brain injury symptoms often change and worsen over the first weeks. A statement given before the picture is complete can lock in a description of your condition that undervalues what you eventually suffer. Do not speak with any adjuster about the substance of your claim before you have an attorney.

  5. Watch for the 182-day government notice deadline

    If a City of Longmont vehicle, CDOT maintenance truck, or Boulder County fleet vehicle contributed to the crash that caused your TBI, or if a road defect on a government-maintained corridor like US 287 was a factor, a written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). Missing that notice bars the government-entity portion of your claim entirely, regardless of how strong the facts are. Call us before that clock expires.

  6. Contact a Longmont brain injury attorney early

    Camera footage from the US 287 corridor and SH 119, dashcam recordings from nearby vehicles, and electronic data from the at-fault vehicle can be overwritten or lost within days. A free consultation with CGH Injury Lawyers costs you nothing and starts the evidence-preservation process immediately, protecting every avenue of recovery before it closes.

Compensation

What you can recover after a Longmont brain injury

Colorado law divides TBI damages into categories with very different treatment under the caps. Understanding which categories apply to your Longmont claim, and which ones carry no ceiling at all, is the foundation of a fair recovery.

Economic damages (no cap under Colorado law)

  • Emergency care and hospitalization at Longmont United Hospital and any Level I or II facility in Denver or Aurora
  • Neurology, physiatry, and psychiatry appointments through recovery
  • Neuropsychological testing and advanced brain imaging such as Diffusion Tensor Imaging
  • Physical, occupational, speech, and cognitive rehabilitation therapy
  • Lost wages from work missed during treatment and recovery
  • Loss of future earning capacity when the TBI limits your ability to do your job or advance in your career
  • Life-care plan costs projecting decades of medical needs for moderate and severe TBI survivors
  • Home modifications and durable medical equipment required by the injury

Non-economic and other damages

  • Pain and suffering from the injury, the treatment process, and the lasting neurological effects
  • Emotional distress and anxiety, which are especially common after TBI because the brain itself regulates mood
  • Loss of enjoyment of life when cognitive and physical limits prevent activities that mattered to you before the crash
  • Loss of consortium when a spouse or partner is affected by the personality or capacity changes a TBI causes
  • Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement, which carries no cap at all under Colorado law

For claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1.5 million under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Economic damages, including medical bills, lost wages, and life-care plans, are never capped. Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement is also not capped under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5, which is why moderate and severe Longmont TBI cases often build the majority of their value in those uncapped categories rather than in the pain-and-suffering ceiling. Punitive damages may also be available when the at-fault party, such as a drunk driver on US 287, acted with willful and wanton disregard (C.R.S. 13-21-102), but require clear and convincing evidence and are capped at the amount of actual damages awarded.

Fault and Colorado law

Colorado brain injury law: fault, deadlines, and the rules that govern your Longmont claim

A handful of Colorado statutes quietly determine whether you can recover at all and how much. Here is what controls every Longmont brain injury case.

Comparative fault (C.R.S. 13-21-111)

Colorado follows modified comparative negligence. You can recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent, and your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. At disputed intersections like US 287 and SH 119, where right-of-way conflicts are common, insurers push fault onto the brain-injured victim to cut the payout. Early evidence preservation, including camera footage, accident reconstruction, and witness statements, is how you counter that tactic.

Filing deadlines

  • Motor vehicle crashes: three years from the date of the collision to file a personal injury lawsuit (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)).
  • General personal injury claims not arising from a motor vehicle crash: two years from the date of the injury (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)).
  • Government-entity claims, including any Longmont or CDOT vehicle or road defect: written notice within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). This clock runs from the date of discovery, not necessarily the crash date, and missing it bars the government-entity claim entirely.

CGIA caps on government-entity recovery

If a public entity such as the City of Longmont, CDOT, or Boulder County is a defendant, the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act limits recovery from that entity to $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 per occurrence for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026 (C.R.S. 24-10-114). Those caps apply separately from what you can recover from a private at-fault party, so identifying every defendant early is critical in multi-party Longmont TBI cases.

Building your case

Proving an invisible brain injury: how CGH builds a Longmont TBI case

An insurer defending a Longmont TBI claim will argue the scan is normal, the symptoms are exaggerated, or the injury predates the crash. Answering those arguments requires layered evidence that standard car accident cases do not need.

  1. Neuropsychological testing

    A multi-hour evaluation by a licensed neuropsychologist measures memory, processing speed, attention, executive function, and emotional regulation against age-matched norms. The result is an objective data set that quantifies exactly what the TBI has cost you cognitively. It is harder for an adjuster to dismiss than a symptom checklist or a patient's self-report.

  2. Advanced imaging: DTI and functional MRI

    Diffusion Tensor Imaging maps the brain's white-matter tracts and detects microscopic axonal tears that a standard MRI cannot see. Functional MRI can show the brain working harder than normal to complete tasks that were once automatic, direct visual evidence of the burden your injury imposes. Both modalities are available at Denver-area imaging centers for Longmont TBI patients whose routine scans read as normal.

  3. Life-care plan for moderate and severe TBI

    A certified life-care planner projects every medical expense from settlement through life expectancy: ongoing physician visits, rehabilitation therapies, prescription medications, durable equipment, home modifications, and attendant care. For Longmont TBI survivors whose injuries are permanent, the life-care plan converts the long future of medical need into the specific dollar figure that must be recovered now, before a release is signed.

  4. Vocational expert assessment of lost earning capacity

    A vocational rehabilitation expert reviews your work history, the cognitive and physical demands of your job, and what you are now capable of doing. The result is a calculation of the earning capacity you have lost from the date of the Longmont crash through your expected working years. For knowledge workers like programmers, accountants, nurses, and teachers, even a mild TBI that impairs concentration can produce a lifetime earning gap that dwarfs the medical bills.

  5. Before-and-after witness testimony

    Coworkers, supervisors, family members, and friends who knew you before the Longmont crash can testify to the specific changes they have observed: the missed details, the shortened temper, the inability to follow a conversation, the canceled plans. That human testimony gives a Boulder County jury context that a neuropsychology report cannot provide on its own.

Local knowledge

Longmont courts. Longmont trauma care. Longmont crash corridors.

A Longmont brain injury case is rooted in Longmont: the road where the crash happened, the hospital that treated you, and the courthouse where the lawsuit may be filed. Here is the specific ground we work on for every Boulder County TBI client.

Courthouse

Boulder County Combined Court, Longmont (20th Judicial District)

A Longmont brain injury lawsuit that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed at the Boulder County Combined Court, 1035 Kimbark St, Longmont, CO 80501, (720) 564-2522. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The 20th Judicial District handles civil claims over $15,000 for all of Boulder County. Brain injury cases present particular jury-communication challenges, because a panel drawn from the Longmont community needs to understand why a person who looks fine in the courtroom has suffered a lasting injury. CGH Injury Lawyers handles 20th Judicial District TBI cases directly from our Denver office, with no additional cost to Longmont clients.

Trauma and Neurological Care

Longmont United Hospital, Level III Trauma Center and DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center

After a brain injury in Longmont, patients are typically transported to Longmont United Hospital (CommonSpirit Health), 1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO 80501. Longmont United is a Level III Trauma Center designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, meaning it provides initial trauma stabilization and surgical intervention. It is additionally certified as a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting its neurological care capabilities. Its dual trauma and stroke certification makes it the right first stop for TBI patients on US 287 or SH 119. When injuries are severe and require Level I neurosurgical intervention or intensive brain trauma care, patients may be transferred to Level I facilities in Denver or Aurora. We coordinate records from every treating facility and use the full clinical picture to support the damages claim.

High-TBI-Risk Roads

US 287, SH 119, SH 66, SH 52, and Downtown Longmont

US Highway 287 runs through Longmont as Main Street without a median barrier between northbound and southbound lanes. CDOT data shows approximately 830 crashes per year on the Erie-to-Boulder County line segment, accounting for 29 percent of all fatal crashes in Boulder County. Head-on and left-turn collisions on undivided highways produce the high-force impacts most likely to cause traumatic brain injuries. Colorado State Highway 119, known locally as Ken Pratt Boulevard and the Diagonal Highway, carries the highest rate of severe crashes per mile in unincorporated Boulder County. The intersection of US 287 and SH 119 recorded more than 290 crashes in a recent five-year period with more than 70,000 vehicles passing through daily. SH 66 and SH 52 carry agricultural and commuter traffic through Longmont. Downtown Longmont along the Main Street commercial zone and areas near the Boulder County Fairgrounds and Vance Brand Municipal Airport, 229 Airport Road, create pedestrian and vehicle exposure where lower-speed but higher-frequency incidents occur.

Your team

The Longmont brain injury team behind your case

CGH Injury Lawyers is a eight-attorney Colorado firm founded in 2016, formerly Cheney Galluzzi and Howard. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Every Longmont brain injury case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney who files and tries cases in the 20th Judicial District, not by a paralegal.

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One thing we will tell you upfront: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Longmont office. We serve Longmont brain injury clients from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We come to you for meetings when the injury makes travel difficult, we file at the Boulder County Combined Court in Longmont, and we try cases in the 20th Judicial District. What you receive is the work and the result, not a storefront on Main Street.

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Frequently asked questions

Longmont brain injury frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a brain injury lawsuit in Longmont?

If your TBI resulted from a motor vehicle crash on US 287, SH 119, or any other Longmont road, Colorado gives you three years from the date of the collision to file a personal injury lawsuit (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a government entity such as the City of Longmont, CDOT, or Boulder County contributed to the crash through a vehicle or a road defect, you must also serve a written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)) or the government-entity portion of your claim is barred entirely. Brain injury symptoms can emerge weeks after a crash, which is one more reason to consult an attorney before the picture is complete.

Can I have a brain injury if my MRI at Longmont United came back normal?

Yes. Standard CT and MRI scans detect bleeding and structural damage but frequently miss the microscopic axonal tears that cause persistent post-concussion symptoms in mild TBI cases. A normal initial scan from Longmont United Hospital does not mean the absence of a compensable brain injury. Advanced imaging such as Diffusion Tensor Imaging can detect white-matter damage that routine scans cannot, and neuropsychological testing provides objective data on cognitive deficits that a scan simply cannot capture. Colorado courts recognize that a normal scan does not foreclose a brain injury claim.

What if I was partly at fault for the crash that caused my TBI on US 287 or SH 119?

Colorado follows modified comparative negligence under C.R.S. 13-21-111. You can recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent, and your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. At high-volume Longmont intersections like US 287 and SH 119, where right-of-way disputes are common, insurers work hard to assign more blame to the brain-injured victim than the evidence supports. Early legal representation and evidence preservation are how you counter that tactic before your version of events is lost.

Does Colorado cap what I can recover for a brain injury in Longmont?

Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Economic damages, including medical bills, lost wages, and life-care plan costs, are never capped. Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement is also uncapped, which is why serious Longmont TBI cases typically build the majority of their recoverable value in the uncapped categories. If the crash involved a government entity, recovery from that defendant is separately capped at $505,000 per person under C.R.S. 24-10-114 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026.

Where would my Longmont brain injury lawsuit be filed?

A Longmont brain injury case above the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 20th Judicial District of Colorado at the Boulder County Combined Court, 1035 Kimbark St, Longmont, CO 80501, (720) 564-2522. The court handles civil claims over $15,000, including all personal injury matters. Brain injury cases present distinct jury-communication challenges, and knowledge of the Longmont-drawn jury pool and local defense firms matters. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 20th Judicial District cases directly from our Denver office, with no extra charge for Longmont clients.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Longmont?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers has one office, at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, (303) 209-9395. We serve Longmont and Boulder County brain injury clients from that office, file cases at the Boulder County Combined Court in Longmont, and come to you for meetings when travel is difficult due to your injury. There is no additional charge for Longmont clients. We are available in English and Spanish.

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