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A traumatic brain injury from a crash on I-25, US 50, or any Pueblo road can look fine on a standard CT scan while disrupting every part of your daily life. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Pueblo brain injury victims from our Denver office, builds the neurological proof insurers try to dismiss, and files in Pueblo County District Court when they refuse to pay full value. You pay nothing unless we win for you.

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  • Pueblo brain injury cases above the county-court jurisdictional limit are filed at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, in Colorado's 10th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Pueblo County brain injury cases directly from our Denver office. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office.
  • Motor vehicle crash brain injury claims carry a three-year filing deadline (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a City of Pueblo 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-entity claim is barred entirely, regardless of its merit.
  • 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 a lifetime care plan, are never capped. Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement is also uncapped, and in serious TBI cases those uncapped categories carry the bulk of the claim's value.

Pueblo, a city of 111,876 people (2020 US Census) in Pueblo County, sits at the junction of I-25 and US 50, two of southern Colorado's highest-volume commercial corridors. High-speed impacts on these roads between commercial trucks and passenger vehicles produce the sudden deceleration and rotational forces that stretch and tear the brain's white-matter axons. Those microscopic injuries do not bleed into a standard CT scan. Adjusters call the scan normal and argue the claim is minor. The injury itself says otherwise. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Pueblo TBI victims from our Denver office, coordinates the neurological testing that proves invisible injuries, and files in the 10th Judicial District 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 Pueblo brain injury claim is unlike any other personal injury case

A broken bone shows up on an X-ray. A brain injury often does not. That gap between what the scan shows and what the person experiences is exactly where insurance companies attack Pueblo TBI claims. Building a winning case means filling that gap with objective neurological evidence gathered from the first hours after the crash.

The crash forces on I-25 and US 50 that produce a TBI

Interstate 25 carries a continuous mix of commercial trucks and through-traffic at highway speeds along its entire Pueblo County segment. US 50, which runs east-west through Pueblo as Pueblo Boulevard, is one of the primary commercial freight routes in southern Colorado, with heavy truck volume at all hours. High-speed rear-end crashes, sideswipe collisions, and intersection-angle impacts on these corridors generate the sudden linear and rotational forces that stretch and tear the brain's white-matter axons. Those microscopic axonal injuries do not bleed into a CT or MRI scan. Adjusters see a clean scan and argue the claim is minor. The injury and the changed life are anything but minor.

  • Standard CT and MRI scans reliably detect bleeding and fractures but frequently miss the diffuse axonal injury that produces lasting post-concussion symptoms after a Pueblo crash.
  • Brain injury symptoms, including persistent headaches, cognitive slowing, irritability, and sleep disruption, can emerge or worsen days or weeks after the collision. Prompt evaluation at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center protects both health and claim.
  • The legal pathway differs depending on how the TBI happened. A motor vehicle crash on I-25 triggers different statutes and deadlines than a fall on a commercial property along US 50 or an incident involving a City of Pueblo vehicle on Northern Avenue.
TBI classifications

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

Emergency physicians at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center 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 GCS score of 13 to 15 reflects brief or no loss of consciousness and initial confusion after impact. The word mild describes the score, not the consequences. Post-concussion syndrome affects an estimated 15 to 30 percent of mild TBI patients and can produce chronic headaches, cognitive fog, emotional volatility, and sleep disruption that last months or years. For Pueblo workers in construction, manufacturing, healthcare, or any field demanding sustained 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 showing bruising or swelling. Moderate TBI survivors at Parkview typically face months of rehabilitation, cognitive therapy, and physical recovery. Career and relationship impacts are common and the economic losses can be substantial even when a partial recovery occurs.

  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 commercial truck collision on I-25 or US 50 produces this level of injury, the legal recovery must account for those lifetime costs.

The GCS score recorded in Parkview's emergency department is the starting point of your claim, not the ceiling. A Pueblo teacher, skilled tradesperson, or first responder 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 number on a triage form.

After a brain injury in Pueblo

What to do after a traumatic brain injury in Pueblo

The decisions made in the hours and days after a Pueblo TBI shape the medical record and the legal record at the same time. Protecting both is how you protect the claim.

  1. Go to UCHealth Parkview Medical Center or St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

    UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's Level II Trauma Center, equipped to handle the most serious injury presentations around the clock. Emergency physicians there perform the Glasgow Coma Scale assessment, order initial CT imaging, and, for severe TBI cases requiring neurosurgery beyond Parkview's scope, coordinate transfer to a Level I facility in Denver or Aurora. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options. Those initial records, imaging studies, and any transfer documentation connect your Pueblo crash to the full scope of your neurological injury and are the foundation of 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 ordinary stress can reflect measurable neurological damage. Every follow-up appointment, every specialist referral, and every neuropsychological evaluation creates objective documentation connecting your current condition to the Pueblo crash. Gaps in treatment give insurers ammunition to argue the injury is not as serious as you claim, or that something else caused it.

  3. Document what has changed

    Keep a daily log of symptoms, missed work, activities you can no longer perform, and observations from family members or coworkers who notice the difference. Before-and-after testimony from people who knew you well before the crash is one of the most powerful tools in a Pueblo TBI case, because no MRI shows a jury what you were like before the collision on I-25 or US 50.

  4. Do not give a recorded statement to the insurer

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

  5. Watch for the 182-day government notice deadline

    If a City of Pueblo vehicle, CDOT maintenance truck, or Pueblo County fleet vehicle contributed to the crash that caused your TBI, or if a road defect on a government-maintained corridor such as Northern Avenue (SH 45) or US 50 was a factor, a written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That clock runs from the date of discovery of the injury, not necessarily the crash date. Missing it bars the government-entity portion of your claim entirely, regardless of how strong the facts are.

  6. Contact a Pueblo brain injury attorney early

    Traffic camera footage from I-25 interchange zones and US 50 commercial corridors, dashcam recordings from nearby vehicles, and electronic data from commercial trucks can be overwritten or destroyed 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 Pueblo brain injury

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

Economic damages (no cap under Colorado law)

  • Emergency care and hospitalization at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, and any Level I facility in Denver to which you were transferred
  • Neurology, physiatry, and psychiatry appointments throughout 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 perform 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 defined your life 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 under Colorado law and often drives the largest portion of a serious Pueblo TBI claim's value

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 plan costs, are never capped. Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement is also uncapped under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. In serious Pueblo TBI cases, such as a high-speed I-25 commercial truck collision that produces lasting cognitive deficits, those uncapped categories typically carry the majority of the claim's recoverable value. Punitive damages may also be available when the at-fault party, such as a drunk driver on US 50, acted with willful and wanton disregard (C.R.S. 13-21-102), capped at the amount of actual damages awarded unless the court finds continued willful and wanton conduct.

Fault and Colorado law

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

A handful of Colorado statutes quietly determine whether you can recover at all and how much. Here is what controls every Pueblo 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. Commercial carrier defense teams operating on I-25 and US 50 know this rule and apply it aggressively in Pueblo TBI cases, pushing blame onto the brain-injured victim to cut the payout. Early evidence preservation, including dashcam footage, electronic logging device data from the truck, and accident reconstruction, is how you counter that tactic before it succeeds.

Filing deadlines

  • Motor vehicle crashes, including commercial truck collisions on I-25 and US 50: 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 involving any City of Pueblo vehicle, CDOT truck, 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 the crash date. Missing it bars the government-entity claim entirely.
  • Wrongful death after a TBI: two years from the date of death (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(d)).

CGIA caps on government-entity recovery

If a public entity such as the City of Pueblo, CDOT, or Pueblo 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 such as a commercial trucking company. Identifying every defendant in the first days of a Pueblo TBI case is critical to maximizing what the law allows.

Building your case

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

An insurer defending a Pueblo 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 ordinary collision 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 cognitively. It is far harder for an adjuster to dismiss than a symptom checklist or a patient's self-report, and it gives a Pueblo County jury concrete evidence of invisible harm.

  2. Advanced imaging: DTI and functional MRI

    Diffusion Tensor Imaging maps the brain's white-matter tracts and detects the microscopic axonal tears that a standard MRI cannot see. Functional MRI shows the brain working harder than normal to complete tasks that were once automatic, direct visual evidence of the burden the injury imposes. Both modalities are available at Denver-area imaging centers for Pueblo TBI patients whose routine Parkview 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 Pueblo TBI survivors whose injuries are permanent, the life-care plan converts the long future of medical need into a specific dollar figure that must be recovered before any 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 lost from the date of the Pueblo crash through your expected working years. For any worker, skilled tradesperson, or professional whose career depends on concentration or physical coordination, even a mild TBI can produce a lifetime earnings gap that far exceeds the immediate medical bills.

  5. Before-and-after witness testimony

    Coworkers, supervisors, family members, and friends who knew you before the Pueblo crash can testify to the specific changes they have observed: missed details, shortened temper, inability to follow a conversation, canceled plans, and lost initiative. That human testimony gives a Pueblo County jury context that a neuropsychology report cannot provide on its own and is often the most persuasive element of a TBI trial.

Local knowledge

Pueblo courts. Pueblo trauma care. Pueblo crash corridors.

A Pueblo brain injury case is rooted in Pueblo: 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 Pueblo County TBI client.

Courthouse

Pueblo County District Court (10th Judicial District)

A Pueblo brain injury lawsuit that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 10th Judicial District of Colorado at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003. Pueblo has its own dedicated district court in the city center, which means the jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents. A jury drawn from this community understands the I-25 and US 50 corridors firsthand. Local defense firms representing commercial carriers and their insurers in Pueblo County TBI cases have 10th Judicial District experience, and our trial team is prepared to match it. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Pueblo County brain injury cases directly from our Denver office, with no additional cost to Pueblo clients.

Trauma and Neurological Care

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center (Level II Trauma) and St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's designated Level II Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped to handle the most serious injury presentations around the clock without transfer to Denver. When a crash on I-25 or US 50 sends a victim to Parkview's emergency department, the trauma records, Glasgow Coma Scale documentation, CT imaging, and surgical notes become the backbone of the neurological damages claim. For brain injuries requiring neurosurgical expertise beyond Parkview's scope, transfer records to a Level I facility in Denver or Aurora add another layer of clinical documentation. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options for injured Pueblo residents. We work directly with records from both facilities from the first day of every serious Pueblo TBI case.

High-TBI-Risk Roads

I-25, US 50 (Pueblo Blvd.), US 96, and Northern Avenue (SH 45)

Interstate 25 is the north-south spine of Pueblo, carrying a continuous mix of commercial trucking, through-traffic, and local commuters at highway speeds. The merge and interchange zones in the Pueblo metro area create the pressure points where rear-end, sideswipe, and jackknife crashes concentrate. US Highway 50 runs east-west through Pueblo as Pueblo Boulevard, one of the primary commercial freight routes in southern Colorado, with heavy truck volume at all hours. The surface arterial nature of US 50 means trucks, passenger vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians share intersections. US 96 extends east from Pueblo into the rural corridor, and State Highway 45, traveled locally as Northern Avenue, is a major surface arterial through the northern part of the city with frequent cross-traffic and commercial access points. The combination of high-speed through traffic on I-25 and the heavy commercial activity on US 50 makes Pueblo one of the highest-volume collision environments in Colorado outside the Denver metro area. The crash forces generated on these corridors, particularly in commercial truck collisions, are among the most likely to produce traumatic brain injuries.

Your team

The Pueblo 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 Pueblo brain injury case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney who files and tries cases in the 10th Judicial District, not by a paralegal.

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One thing we will tell you upfront: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We serve Pueblo 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, file at the Pueblo County District Court, and try cases before Pueblo County juries in the 10th Judicial District. What you receive is the work and the result, not a storefront on Pueblo Boulevard.

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Frequently asked questions

Pueblo brain injury frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a brain injury lawsuit after a Pueblo crash?

If your TBI resulted from a motor vehicle crash on I-25, US 50, Northern Avenue, or any other Pueblo 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 Pueblo, CDOT, or Pueblo County contributed 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 surface or worsen weeks after a crash, which is one more reason to consult an attorney before the full picture is known.

Can I have a brain injury if my CT scan at UCHealth Parkview came back normal?

Yes. Standard CT and MRI scans detect bleeding and structural damage but frequently miss the microscopic axonal tears that produce persistent post-concussion symptoms in mild TBI cases. A normal initial scan from Parkview 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 imaging 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 I-25 or US 50?

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. Commercial carrier defense teams on I-25 and US 50 work hard to assign more blame to the brain-injured victim than the evidence supports. Early legal representation, accident reconstruction, and evidence preservation are how you protect your position before facts are disputed or lost.

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

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 Pueblo TBI cases, particularly those involving commercial truck collisions on I-25, typically build the majority of their recoverable value in those uncapped categories. If a government entity is a defendant, recovery from that entity is separately limited to $505,000 per person for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026 (C.R.S. 24-10-114).

Where would my Pueblo brain injury lawsuit be filed?

A Pueblo brain injury case above the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 10th Judicial District of Colorado at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003. Pueblo has its own dedicated district court, which means the jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 10th Judicial District cases directly from our Denver office. Most cases settle before any lawsuit is filed, but knowing the venue matters: local procedure, the Pueblo County jury pool, and the defense firms we face all shape the strategy from the first demand letter.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Pueblo?

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

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