ClickCease
Free consultations · Se habla espanol
Superior, Colorado. CGH Injury Lawyers represents burn injury victims in Superior and Boulder County.
Superior, Boulder County, Colorado

Superior, Colorado Burn Injury Lawyers Who Build Your Claim for the Long Recovery Ahead

For burn survivors in Superior, the hardest part often comes after discharge: skin grafts, scar care, therapy, and time away from work that can stretch on for years. An early insurance offer may not reflect any of that. CGH Injury Lawyers documents the long-term costs in a Life Care Plan and pursues every responsible party. We serve Superior and Boulder County from our Denver office. No fee unless we win.

No fee unless we win
Call (303) 209-9395 Get my free burn injury case review

It's More Than Money.

Tell us what happened

100% confidential. No fee unless we win.

Serving Superior from our Denver Office CGH Injury Lawyers 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201 Denver, CO 80205 (303) 209-9395 Se habla español
5-star rated on Google ABOTA trial advocate on the team Life Care Plans for burn cases No fee unless we win
What you need to know first
  • The degree and location of a burn substantially affect the medical cost and the value of a claim. A third-degree burn requiring grafting is a different case, medically and legally, than a first-degree burn that heals without surgery. We work from your actual medical records, not an estimate.
  • Colorado caps non-economic damages, compensation for pain, suffering, and similar losses, at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Claims that accrued earlier fall under a lower cap set by earlier law. Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement, which includes permanent scarring, is not subject to this cap.
  • Colorado's filing deadline depends on how the burn happened. Most personal injury lawsuits, including premises liability claims, must generally be filed within two years of the injury, under C.R.S. 13-80-102. A burn caused by a motor vehicle crash generally carries a longer, three-year deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-101. Claims against a manufacturer for a defective product carry their own two-year deadline. Claims against a government entity carry a separate, much shorter notice requirement. Because the right deadline depends on who is responsible and how the burn happened, we confirm your specific timeline before anything is filed.
Who we represent

Burn survivors in Superior and the families who support them

A burn can happen in a rented home, on a job site, in a collision, or when a product fails. Each of those settings can point to a different party who may be responsible, and Colorado law provides a way to pursue each one.

Apartment and rental fire victims

About four in ten occupied homes in Superior are rented, according to Census Bureau estimates for 2020 to 2024. When a landlord lets wiring go unrepaired, ignores a failing water heater, or does not provide a smoke alarm required by the local fire or building code, a tenant who is burned may have a claim under Colorado's Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115). The landlord's responsibility can depend on how much control it kept over the unit or the area where the fire started.

Workplace and industrial burn workers

Workers' compensation generally covers medical care after an on-the-job burn and replaces part of your wages within set limits. It does not compensate pain and suffering, though a limited scarring benefit may be available. If a contractor, an equipment manufacturer, or a property owner other than your employer caused the burn, a separate third-party claim may allow you to pursue the losses workers' compensation does not cover.

Vehicle crash burn injuries

A crash on US 36, McCaslin Boulevard, or Marshall Road can cause burns through a fuel fire, an electrical fire, or contact with hot vehicle parts. When a negligent driver caused the collision, the burn is part of the injury claim against that driver, and a lawsuit over a motor vehicle crash generally must be filed within three years.

Defective product burn victims

A defective space heater, lithium-ion battery, gas appliance, or piece of industrial equipment can cause a serious burn. Under Colorado's strict product liability rules, you generally do not have to prove the manufacturer was careless. The claim usually turns on showing that a defect made the product unreasonably dangerous and that the defect caused your burn. These claims generally must be filed within two years.

The law that governs your case

How Colorado law applies to a burn injury claim in Superior

Burn claims in Superior tend to draw on four areas of Colorado law. Pinning down which ones apply to your situation is one of the first decisions in the case.

Premises liability: C.R.S. 13-21-115

Colorado's Premises Liability Act sets a landowner's duty according to why a person was on the property. Colorado courts have treated paying customers, and tenants in common areas, as invitees, the group owed the highest duty of care: reasonable care against dangers the landowner knew about or should have known about. For a hazard inside a rental, the landlord's responsibility often depends on the control it kept, such as repair duties and the right to enter.

  • Scald injuries from a water heater the landlord installed or maintained
  • Rental fires linked to a smoke alarm that was missing or disabled
  • Burns from outdated or neglected electrical systems

Comparative negligence: C.R.S. 13-21-111

In a negligence or premises liability case, Colorado allows you to recover as long as your share of fault is below 50 percent, and your award is reduced by that share. If a landlord in Superior let a smoke alarm stop working and a pan was left unattended on the stove, fault may be shared, and you may still recover part of your damages. Defective product cases use a different rule, where your share of fault generally reduces the award without barring it. Adjusters may try to push your share of fault higher, and the evidence is how that gets tested.

Non-economic damages cap: C.R.S. 13-21-102.5

For personal injury claims that arose on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado limits pain, suffering, and other non-economic damages to $1.5 million, with inflation adjustments scheduled to begin in 2028. The cap does not limit compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5)), and economic losses such as medical bills, lost wages, and Life Care Plan costs are not subject to it. Claims against government entities, medical negligence claims, and wrongful death claims carry separate limits. In a serious burn case, the categories outside the cap can make up much of the recovery, which is why a thorough Life Care Plan matters.

The filing deadline in Colorado

Colorado generally requires a burn injury lawsuit to be filed within two years (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)), with the period usually starting when you knew, or reasonably should have known, about the injury and its cause (C.R.S. 13-80-108(1)). A lawsuit against the driver after a motor vehicle crash generally has three years (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). A claim against a manufacturer over a defective product generally has two years (C.R.S. 13-80-106). If a government entity may be responsible, written notice is generally required within 182 days after the injury is discovered (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). Children can have additional time, depending on their age and whether a court has appointed a guardian or conservator. A missed deadline can end the claim, so confirm yours with an attorney.

Local knowledge

Burn cases in Superior: nearby trauma care, the Boulder County courthouse, and US 36

Superior's residents live in Boulder County, and a burn case here depends on local facts: the hospital that treated you, the courthouse where a lawsuit may be filed, and the roads where a crash can start a fire. Here is the ground we work on.

Trauma Care

AdventHealth Avista, Level III Trauma Center

AdventHealth Avista, at 100 Health Park Drive in neighboring Louisville, is a Level III trauma center on Colorado's list of designated trauma facilities. Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette and Foothills Hospital in Boulder are Level II trauma centers on the same list, and severe burns can be treated at a burn center verified by the American Burn Association, such as UCHealth's Burn and Frostbite Center in Aurora or HCA HealthONE Swedish in Englewood. The records from every facility that treats you become the foundation of your damages claim.

Courthouse

Boulder County Combined Court, 20th Judicial District

A personal injury lawsuit from Superior above the county court limit is commonly filed at the Boulder County Combined Court, 1777 6th St., Boulder, CO 80302. The 20th Judicial District encompasses Boulder County. Where a case is filed can also depend on where the parties are located, and the Town of Superior's boundary also extends into Jefferson County, which is served by a different court. CGH handles 20th Judicial District cases directly.

High-Risk Roads

US 36, McCaslin Boulevard, and Marshall Road

US 36 borders the Town of Superior, and McCaslin Boulevard, the town's main north-south arterial, meets US 36 at a diverging diamond interchange at the north end of town. Marshall Road is State Highway 170. The Town's 2025 Vision Zero Action Plan counted 744 reported crashes in Superior from 2013 to 2022, including one fatal crash and eight serious injury crashes, and identified eight high-injury intersections, among them McCaslin Boulevard at Marshall Road and McCaslin Boulevard at Rock Creek Parkway. A collision that starts a fuel or electrical fire can add a burn injury to the harm of the crash.

Local Hazards

Wildland edges, wildfire building rules, and busy intersections

Superior has an estimated 13,637 residents, according to the Census Bureau's July 2025 figures. The Town reports that 196 residentially zoned properties, in Sagamore, Rock Creek Ranch, and the Kupfner Replat, fall within the wildland-urban interface, where the risk of wildfire is heightened, and new construction there must meet the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. Mountain View Fire Rescue provides fire and emergency medical services for Superior. The Town's Vision Zero Action Plan found that 55 percent of reported crashes happened at intersections, and a crash that ruptures a fuel line or damages a vehicle battery can turn into a fire.

Why CGH

Why burn survivors in Superior choose CGH Injury Lawyers

We do not advertise burn injury settlement amounts. A burn claim's value depends on the depth and size of the burn, its location on the body, your age and occupation, and the share of fault on each side, so a number from another case says little about yours. Here is how we approach the work.

The Framework

The medical picture drives the legal plan

We start with how your burn is medically classified and build the legal strategy to match. The burn's severity shapes the Life Care Plan, and the Life Care Plan shapes the settlement demand.

Life Care Plans

Future costs, documented and valued.

Insurers commonly look at the emergency room bill and the first surgery. A serious burn can also bring graft revisions years later, scar management, counseling, and lost earning capacity if scarring limits your work. Medical economists, burn surgeons, and vocational consultants help us put a present-day value on that future care, which we then present to every responsible party.

Boulder County

Boulder County cases, filed in Boulder.

The Boulder County Combined Court at 1777 6th St. is where a lawsuit from Superior is commonly filed. CGH handles 20th Judicial District cases directly.

Honest Case Review

An honest read on your claim.

If the facts fall within a legal defense, or the evidence cannot support a viable claim, we will tell you in the free consultation. We do not take every inquiry that reaches us, and an early answer lets you decide your next step with clear information.

Trial-Ready

ABOTA advocate. 8 attorneys. Trial-ready from the start.

Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Insurers can weigh a demand differently when they know the attorneys are prepared to try the case in the 20th Judicial District. CGH, formerly Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, was founded in 2016. A licensed Colorado attorney handles every burn case from Superior, fronts the case costs, and collects only if you recover.

Bilingual

Hablamos español.

Spanish-speaking staff and attorneys serve the Spanish-speaking community in Superior.

After a burn injury

What to do after a burn injury in Superior

Take care of your health, then protect the evidence before it is lost. These are the steps we walk through with every burn client in Superior.

  1. Get emergency care immediately

    Call 911 for a serious burn. AdventHealth Avista in Louisville is a state-designated Level III trauma center, Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette is a Level II trauma center, and patients with severe burns may be transferred to a verified burn center such as UCHealth's Burn and Frostbite Center in Aurora. A burn that looks minor can still become infected, so get examined and keep a record of every treatment.

  2. Preserve the scene and the cause

    Photograph the source of the burn, your injuries, and the area around them. Keep any product or clothing involved. If a vehicle was part of the incident, do not let it be repaired or scrapped before it is inspected.

  3. Report the incident

    Report what happened to the right party: the landlord or property manager after a rental fire, your employer after a workplace burn, or law enforcement after a crash. A written report made at the time creates a record that is hard to dispute later.

  4. Do not give a recorded statement to an insurer

    Adjusters may contact you within days. What you say can be recorded and used to lower your claim. Speak with an attorney before giving a statement. Call (303) 209-9395.

  5. We investigate and build the Life Care Plan

    We preserve evidence, bring in fire-origin investigators and burn-care physicians, collect maintenance and code records, and work with medical economists to value future costs, including graft revisions and lost earning capacity.

  6. Negotiate or file at the Boulder County Combined Court

    Many claims resolve once an insurer is presented with a documented Life Care Plan and attorneys prepared for trial. If an insurer will not offer a fair resolution, we file suit, commonly at the Boulder County Combined Court, and prepare the case for trial.

Compensation

What compensation can a burn injury claim in Superior include?

Colorado law recognizes two broad types of damages. Where the limits apply, and where they do not, can determine whether a settlement covers only the first round of bills or the care you may need for years.

Economic damages (not subject to the non-economic cap)

  • Emergency care, hospital treatment, and intensive care
  • Debridement and skin grafting, including revisions down the road
  • Wound care, scar management, and pressure garments
  • Physical and occupational therapy to help prevent contractures
  • Counseling and mental health services
  • Lost income during recovery and reduced earning capacity
  • Home modifications and assistive equipment

Non-economic damages (capped, with exceptions)

  • Pain and suffering (subject to the cap in C.R.S. 13-21-102.5)
  • Permanent scarring and disfigurement (not limited by the cap under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5))
  • Compensation for physical impairment (not limited by the cap)
  • Emotional distress and psychological trauma
  • Loss of enjoyment of life
  • Loss of consortium for a spouse or family member

For personal injury claims that arose on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages at $1.5 million (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5), with inflation adjustments scheduled to begin in 2028. Economic losses such as medical bills and lost wages fall outside that cap, as does compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5)). Claims against government entities are subject to separate limits on the total recovery. After a third- or fourth-degree burn, much of the recovery can come from the categories outside the cap, so a Life Care Plan documenting future costs is central to the claim.

Defenses insurers raise

What insurers argue in burn cases from Superior, and how we respond

Insurers use a predictable set of arguments to reduce or deny burn claims. Knowing what Colorado law requires for each one helps keep a valid claim on course.

  1. "You were comparatively at fault"

    An adjuster may overstate your share of fault to lower the payout. In negligence and premises cases, Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) allows recovery when your share of fault is less than 50 percent, with the award reduced by that share. We respond with fire-origin analysis, maintenance records, and testimony from qualified witnesses.

  2. "We only owe the emergency bill"

    An early offer may cover today's costs and leave out the graft revision years from now, the scar management, the counseling, and the income you may lose. A Life Care Plan prepared with a medical economist documents those future costs. We complete the plan before the demand letter goes out.

  3. "The property was posted" or "You were not an invitee"

    Colorado's Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115) ties a landowner's duty to the reason the injured person was on the property. Colorado courts have treated paying customers, and tenants in common areas, as invitees owed the highest duty. Inside a rental unit, a landlord's responsibility often depends on the control it kept, so a sign posted after the fact, or a claim that a tenant had no reason to be in a shared area, may not settle the question.

  4. "Workers comp is your only remedy"

    Workers' compensation is generally the only claim available against an insured employer for an on-the-job injury. A contractor, equipment manufacturer, subcontractor, or property owner that is not your employer may still face a separate third-party claim, which can include losses such as pain and suffering that workers' compensation does not pay.

Who pays

Insurance for burn injury cases in Superior

Where the money comes from depends on how the burn happened. We look for every coverage source that may apply so no policy is missed.

  • Apartment or rental home fire: the landlord's liability policy may respond, and a renters policy may apply in some situations. A landlord who owns several rental properties in Superior may carry commercial coverage with higher limits than a typical homeowner policy.
  • Workplace burn: workers' compensation generally pays for medical care and part of lost wages within set limits, includes a limited benefit for serious scarring, and does not pay for pain and suffering. A third-party claim against a manufacturer or contractor can proceed alongside it.
  • Vehicle crash fire: the at-fault driver's auto liability policy is usually the first place to look. If that driver carried too little coverage, your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage may add another layer.
  • Defective product: the manufacturer, distributor, and sometimes the retailer may each carry product liability coverage, so more than one policy may be available.
  • An insurer's aim is to pay as little as it can. Your attorney's role is to document the full loss and hold the insurer to its obligations, which is why having representation early can make a difference.
Questions

Burn injury claims in Superior: frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a burn injury lawsuit in Superior?

Colorado generally requires a burn injury lawsuit to be filed within two years (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)), usually counted from when you knew, or reasonably should have known, about the injury and its cause. If a motor vehicle crash caused the burn, a lawsuit against the driver generally has three years (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a government entity may be responsible, written notice is generally required within 182 days after the injury is discovered under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)), and missing that notice can bar the claim. Extra time may be available for a child, depending on age and whether a court has appointed a guardian or conservator, though the 182-day government notice is generally not extended for minors. Confirm your deadline with an attorney.

Where would a burn injury lawsuit from Superior be filed?

A personal injury lawsuit from Superior above the county court limit is commonly filed at the Boulder County Combined Court, 1777 6th St., Boulder, CO 80302, in Colorado's 20th Judicial District. Where a case is filed can also depend on where the parties are located, and the town's boundary also reaches into Jefferson County, which is served by a different court. CGH handles 20th Judicial District cases directly, without referring your case to another firm.

Does Colorado limit damages in a burn injury case?

Partly. For personal injury claims that arose on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1.5 million (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5), with inflation adjustments scheduled to begin in 2028. Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement is not limited by that cap (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5)), and neither are economic losses such as medical bills and lost wages. Different limits on total recovery apply when a government entity is the defendant. After a serious burn, the categories without a cap can account for the larger share of what is recovered.

Can I recover if I share some of the blame for the burn?

Often, yes. In negligence and premises liability cases, Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) allows recovery when your share of fault is less than 50 percent, with the award reduced by that share. At 50 percent or more, you recover nothing. In a defective product case, your share of fault generally reduces the award without barring it. Insurers sometimes inflate an injured person's share of fault, and evidence is how that gets challenged.

Which hospitals treat serious burns near Superior?

AdventHealth Avista, at 100 Health Park Drive in Louisville, is a Level III trauma center on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's list of designated trauma facilities. Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette and Foothills Hospital in Boulder are Level II trauma centers on the same list. For severe burns, as of September 2026 the American Burn Association lists two verified burn centers in Colorado: UCHealth's Burn and Frostbite Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and HCA HealthONE Swedish in Englewood. Save each record, starting with the ambulance report and continuing through every follow-up visit, because that paper trail shows the full scope of the injury.

Can I sue my landlord after a burn injury in a rental in Superior?

In many situations, yes. Colorado's Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115) can hold a landlord responsible for dangers it knew about or should have known about in areas it controls, such as shared hallways and parking lots. Inside a rental unit, responsibility often depends on how much control the landlord kept, such as repair duties and the right to enter. If a landlord provided a defective appliance, allowed wiring to deteriorate, or left a code-required smoke alarm missing or broken, the landlord may be held responsible for the burn that follows. The questions that matter are usually what the landlord knew, what it did, and whether that failure caused the burn.

I was burned at work in Superior. Can I sue the equipment manufacturer?

Possibly. Workers' compensation is generally the only claim available against an insured employer, so you usually cannot sue your own employer for negligence. When an equipment manufacturer, subcontractor, or property owner that is not your employer contributed to the burn, a separate third-party claim may be available. For defective equipment, Colorado's strict product liability rules generally do not require proof that the manufacturer was careless, though the manufacturer may raise defenses such as unforeseeable misuse. A third-party claim can include losses workers' compensation does not pay, such as pain and suffering.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Superior?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Superior and Boulder County from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We handle 20th Judicial District cases directly and meet clients from Superior at our Denver office or another convenient location, including by phone or video. Call (303) 209-9395 to schedule a free consultation.

Keep Reading

Related pages

Superior

Statewide Practice Area

Get Help

It's More Than Money.

Healing from a burn can take years. We document what it costs and pursue those responsible.

Free consultation. No fee unless we win. Serving Superior and Boulder County from our Denver office.

Tell us what happened

100% confidential. No fee unless we win.

Call (303) 209-9395 Get my free burn injury case review

Prefer to read first? See how Colorado burn injury law works statewide.

CGH Injury Lawyers · 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205