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Superior, Colorado along the US-36 corridor. CGH Injury Lawyers represents injured motorcyclists in Superior and Boulder County.
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Superior Motorcycle Accident Lawyers Who Fight the Bias Against Riders

A crash on US-36 or McCaslin Boulevard puts a motorcyclist in a different position than a car driver. Injuries are more severe, the insurer blames the rider first, and Colorado's gear rules give adjusters an extra weapon to cut your recovery. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Superior and Boulder County from our Denver office and goes to work the same day you call. No fee unless we win.

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US Highway 36 through Superior is one of the most-traveled commuter corridors in the Denver-Boulder region. The McCaslin Boulevard interchange adds high-volume arterial traffic where merge conflicts and left-turn crashes are a documented pattern. Riders face the same insurer bias as any motorcyclist in Colorado, plus the added challenge of a high-speed highway environment where crash severity is elevated and the initial fault narrative almost always goes against the rider. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Superior and Boulder County from our Denver office. We fight the gear-blame defense, document the full injury, and prepare every Boulder County motorcycle case as if it will be tried. You pay nothing unless we win.

  • Colorado does not require adult riders to wear a helmet (C.R.S. 42-4-1502), but it does require eye protection for every rider and passenger of any age (C.R.S. 42-4-232). Insurers use both rules as weapons to cut your recovery even when you rode legally.
  • Lane filtering on US-36 has been legal in Colorado since August 7, 2024, under C.R.S. 42-4-1503, but only when traffic is completely stopped. Adjusters routinely mislabel legal filtering as illegal splitting to deny claims. We have the statute and the traffic camera footage to prove the difference.
  • Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule bars recovery entirely if you are 50 percent or more at fault (C.R.S. 13-21-111). On a busy commuter highway like US-36, insurers search for any fact that pushes your share to 50 percent. We counter those assignments with crash data, witness statements, and camera footage gathered quickly, before evidence disappears.
Who we represent

Who can bring a motorcycle accident claim in Superior?

If you were injured while riding in or around Superior and another driver was at fault, the law is on your side. But you have to fight for it. We represent a range of Superior and Boulder County riders who come to us after collisions on these roads.

We represent

  • Motorcyclists struck by drivers on US-36 through Superior, including merge-point and lane-change crashes near the McCaslin Boulevard interchange
  • Riders hit at intersections along McCaslin Boulevard, where stop-and-go commuter traffic and left-turn conflicts create a recognized crash pattern for motorcyclists
  • Riders injured on Rock Creek Road and within the Rock Creek neighborhood, where residential traffic mixes with cyclists and pedestrians near Rock Creek Community Park
  • Families of riders killed in Boulder County fatal motorcycle crashes, including wrongful death claims filed at the Boulder County District Court in the 20th Judicial District
  • Riders who were lane filtering legally under C.R.S. 42-4-1503 but had their lawful behavior mislabeled as illegal lane splitting by an insurer to deny the claim

We also handle cases where

  • The at-fault driver carried only Colorado's minimum liability coverage of $25,000 per person and your injuries far exceed that limit, making your own UM/UIM coverage the primary recovery path
  • The at-fault driver had no insurance at all, handled through your uninsured motorist coverage
  • An insurer argues you failed to mitigate your injuries by riding without a helmet on a road where adult riders have no legal obligation to wear one under C.R.S. 42-4-1502
  • A government entity or government vehicle contributed to the crash, triggering the 182-day CGIA notice requirement under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), measured from the date you discovered the injury
The law that governs your case

Colorado motorcycle law decoded for Superior riders

Colorado's motorcycle statutes changed in 2024. They determine whether your gear choices can be turned against you, whether your riding behavior was legal, and what you can recover after a crash on US-36 or McCaslin Boulevard. Knowing these rules before you talk to an insurer changes everything.

  1. Helmet law: C.R.S. 42-4-1502

    Colorado requires a DOT-compliant helmet only for riders and passengers under 18. Adult riders 18 and older may legally ride without one. That legal right does not protect you from an insurer arguing you failed to mitigate your injuries by riding without a helmet on US-36. We fight that argument directly, because a lawful gear choice is not a basis to slash your recovery under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule.

  2. Eye protection required for all riders: C.R.S. 42-4-232

    Every Superior rider and every passenger must wear eye protection, which can be glasses, goggles, or a face shield, regardless of age. A motorcycle equipped with a windscreen of adequate height and optical quality is an alternative. A violation is a Class A traffic infraction. An adjuster will cite it as evidence you contributed to the severity of your injuries. We address this by documenting exactly what protection you had and establishing that it bears no causal connection to the crash mechanism that actually caused your injuries.

  3. Lane filtering legal since August 7, 2024: C.R.S. 42-4-1503

    Lane filtering is legal in Colorado only when traffic is completely stopped, the motorcycle travels at 15 mph or less, the road has at least two adjacent same-direction lanes, and the motorcycle does not exceed the posted speed limit. Lane splitting, which is riding between lanes of moving traffic, remains illegal. On US-36 through Superior, where stop-and-go congestion is common during peak commute hours, adjusters routinely mislabel legal filtering as illegal splitting to deny claims. We have seen this argument used even when dashcam footage showed stopped traffic. The fix is locked-down evidence before it disappears.

  4. Class M endorsement requirement

    Operating a motorcycle in Colorado requires a valid Class M endorsement on your driver license. Riding without one is illegal and gives an insurer an argument that you were operating the motorcycle unlawfully, which can be presented as evidence of negligence per se in a fault dispute. If you were cited for an endorsement violation after a crash, talk to an attorney before making any statements to the insurer about your license status.

  5. UM/UIM coverage and minimum liability limits

    Colorado's minimum liability coverage is $25,000 per person for bodily injury. A serious motorcycle crash on US-36 can produce medical bills, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs that far exceed that minimum. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, which you purchase through your own policy, steps in when the at-fault driver's coverage falls short. Colorado insurers must offer UM/UIM. Riders who regularly use US-36 and McCaslin Boulevard should carry UM/UIM coverage, because the exposure on that corridor makes it a practical necessity, not an optional add-on.

Local knowledge

Superior courts. Superior trauma care. Superior roads.

A Superior motorcycle crash case is built on the ground where it happened. The courthouse that hears your case, the hospital that treated you, and the road corridors that produce crashes in Boulder County all shape how we investigate and present your claim.

Courthouse

Boulder County District Court, 20th Judicial District

A Superior motorcycle accident lawsuit that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed at the Boulder County District Court, 1777 Sixth St., Boulder, CO 80302, in the 20th Judicial District of Colorado. Superior sits entirely within Boulder County, so every serious Superior motorcycle crash claim that goes to litigation lands in this court. The Boulder County jury pool and the defense firms active in the 20th Judicial District differ from the Denver metro courts, and knowing that environment shapes how we build your case from the first day. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 20th Judicial District cases directly. When an insurer knows our attorneys will walk a Superior motorcycle case through those courthouse doors on Sixth Street in Boulder, settlement negotiations start from a different place.

Trauma Care

Foothills Hospital in Boulder and Longmont United Hospital

Superior does not have its own acute-care hospital. Foothills Hospital in Boulder is approximately eight miles from central Superior and is the nearest full-service hospital for many crash and injury victims in this area. Longmont United Hospital is approximately 14 miles away and provides additional care for Boulder County residents. When a US-36 or McCaslin Boulevard motorcycle crash sends a rider to one of these facilities, the resulting trauma records, imaging studies, and treatment notes become the foundation of the damages claim. We work with medical records from both hospitals to build the complete picture from emergency treatment through projected future care costs, including long-term rehabilitation for catastrophic motorcycle injuries.

High-Crash Roads

US-36, McCaslin Boulevard, and Rock Creek Road

US Highway 36 runs directly through Superior and is the primary commuter artery connecting Boulder County communities to the Denver metro. At peak travel times this corridor carries high-speed, high-volume traffic, with lane merges and abrupt deceleration near the McCaslin Boulevard interchange creating crash exposure for motorcyclists. Merge conflicts at highway speed produce the most severe motorcycle injuries because there is no metal frame around the rider. McCaslin Boulevard is the principal north-south arterial through Superior, connecting the Rock Creek residential neighborhoods to US-36 and to Louisville to the north. Left-turn conflicts at McCaslin intersections are a familiar crash pattern, and motorcycles are particularly vulnerable because drivers crossing or turning left frequently fail to see an approaching rider until it is too late. Rock Creek Road feeds Superior's interior neighborhoods and sees significant local traffic, pedestrian movement, and bicycle use near Rock Creek Community Park, creating mixed-use traffic conditions that demand a rider's full attention and that can generate liability when a driver fails to yield. The December 2021 Marshall Fire destroyed portions of Superior's Rock Creek neighborhood and the area near Marshall Road, and post-fire construction zones on McCaslin Boulevard and Rock Creek Road created lane-change hazards that have been a source of elevated rider exposure in the area.

How we handle your case

What to do after a motorcycle crash in Superior

The first hours after a Superior motorcycle crash are the most important for the legal claim. Evidence disappears fast on US-36 and McCaslin Boulevard. These steps protect your health and preserve what we need to win your case.

  1. Get to safety and call 911

    Move out of the travel lane if you can do so safely, then call 911 immediately. On US-36 through Superior, a crash scene left in the highway is a secondary collision risk. The police report establishes the official record of the crash location, the parties involved, and initial observations about what caused the collision. On McCaslin Boulevard, law enforcement can sometimes capture intersection camera data that may otherwise cycle out within days of the crash.

  2. Seek care at Foothills Hospital or Longmont United Hospital

    Foothills Hospital in Boulder, approximately eight miles from central Superior, is the nearest full-service facility for Superior motorcycle crash injuries. Go even if you feel functional after the crash. Adrenaline masks pain. Traumatic brain injury, internal bleeding, and spinal damage from a highway-speed motorcycle collision can present hours or days later. A gap in treatment gives an insurer grounds to argue your injuries were not caused by the crash, a defense we have seen used on Boulder County cases where a rider left the scene without seeking immediate care.

  3. Document the scene before evidence disappears

    Photograph your injuries, the vehicles, the road surface, skid marks, debris, and anything that contributed to the crash. On US-36, traffic camera footage and data recorder information from the at-fault vehicle may be preserved for only a short window. Witness names and contact information gathered at the scene can be critical when the at-fault driver's insurer later disputes the sequence of events.

  4. Know your deadlines: three years for most, 182 days if a government entity is involved

    A motorcycle crash caused by another driver is a motor vehicle tort with a three-year filing deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). That period runs from the date of the crash. If a government entity or government-owned vehicle contributed to your crash, a separate written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of the date you discovered the injury, under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). Missing the CGIA notice deadline bars the claim entirely, regardless of how strong the facts are. Call us to confirm which clock applies to your specific Superior crash before you do anything else.

  5. Call before you talk to the insurer

    The at-fault driver's insurer may call within days of the crash. Do not give a recorded statement, sign any document, or accept any offer before speaking with us. An early offer is almost always far below the full value of the claim. We take over all insurer communication from the moment you hire us. Call (303) 209-9395 from anywhere in Superior or Boulder County before you respond to any adjuster.

  6. We build your case from the ground up

    We locate every available insurance policy, gather all medical records and treatment projections, preserve the crash evidence, defeat the rider-blame defense, and value the claim across every category Colorado law allows, including the uncapped categories that carry the most weight in serious motorcycle cases. When insurers refuse a fair offer, we file at Boulder County District Court and try the case in the 20th Judicial District.

Compensation

What can you recover after a Superior motorcycle crash?

Colorado law separates damages into economic and non-economic categories with different rules for each. For serious motorcycle injuries, the uncapped categories often carry the most weight, because the medical and long-term care bills from a highway-speed crash can far exceed what insurance initially offers.

Economic damages (never capped)

  • Emergency care at Foothills Hospital in Boulder or Longmont United Hospital, plus any transfer to a higher-level trauma center
  • Surgeries, hospitalization, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and future medical care costs projected by treating physicians
  • Lost wages from all time missed during recovery
  • Loss of earning capacity when injuries are permanent and affect your ability to work at the same level as before the crash
  • Motorcycle repair or replacement and gear replacement costs
  • Out-of-pocket expenses tied directly to the crash and your recovery

Non-economic and additional damages

  • Pain and suffering: capped at $1,500,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. This cap does not apply to medical malpractice claims.
  • Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement: not capped at all under Colorado law (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5(5)). In severe motorcycle crash cases with permanent physical impairment, this is often where the highest values are reached, and it is the category insurers fight hardest to minimize.
  • Wrongful death non-economic damages: capped at $2,125,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 under C.R.S. 13-21-203(1)(a). If the death resulted from a felonious killing, there is no cap.
  • Punitive damages: available in cases of willful and wanton conduct, capped at one times actual damages under C.R.S. 13-21-102(1)(a), with a court having authority to raise that to three times actual damages if the defendant continued the conduct after the suit was filed.

Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule with a 50 percent bar (C.R.S. 13-21-111). If you are found less than 50 percent at fault for your injuries, you can recover damages, but your award is reduced by your share of fault. A rider found 30 percent at fault on a $500,000 claim recovers $350,000. But if the insurer successfully pushes your share to 50 percent or more, you recover nothing. On US-36 through Superior, where crash facts are often disputed and multiple driver actions overlap, the fault-percentage fight is real. Insurers will point to your speed, your gear choices, your lane position, and your filtering behavior. We counter those assignments with crash reconstruction data and the traffic camera footage that exists along that corridor before it is overwritten.

Defenses to expect

Defenses Superior insurers use against injured riders, and how we answer them

Insurance adjusters handling Boulder County motorcycle claims do not come in neutral. They start from the assumption that the rider contributed to the crash, and they use Colorado's gear and licensing rules to build that case. Here is what we see most often on US-36 and McCaslin Boulevard cases and how we counter it.

  1. "You failed to mitigate your injuries by not wearing a helmet"

    Colorado does not require adult riders to wear a helmet (C.R.S. 42-4-1502), but insurers argue that riding without one is a failure to mitigate damages that shifts part of the injury severity onto you. Under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111), a successful mitigation argument reduces your award by the percentage of fault assigned to the severity of the injury, separate from the fault assigned for the crash itself. We challenge this argument by establishing that a lawful gear choice is not negligence and by using medical evidence to sever the claimed connection between helmet absence and specific injuries that would have occurred regardless.

  2. "You were lane splitting, not lane filtering"

    Lane filtering became legal in Colorado on August 7, 2024 under SB24-079 (C.R.S. 42-4-1503), but only when traffic is completely stopped. Lane splitting in moving traffic remains illegal. On US-36 through Superior during the morning and evening commute, traffic transitions between fully stopped and slow-moving rapidly. Insurers exploit this ambiguity by claiming a rider who was legally filtering between stopped vehicles was actually illegally splitting in moving traffic. The evidence that disproves it is dashcam footage, witness accounts, and GPS speed data showing the rider was at or below 15 mph in stopped traffic. We move quickly to preserve that evidence.

  3. "You were speeding or riding aggressively on US-36"

    US-36 is a high-speed commuter corridor, and adjusters regularly accuse motorcyclists of excessive speed as a way to shift fault percentage toward the 50 percent bar that eliminates recovery entirely. We respond by obtaining crash data from the at-fault vehicle's event data recorder, examining traffic camera footage from the US-36 corridor, and working with reconstruction experts when the facts require it to establish exactly what speed and lane position each vehicle occupied at the time of impact.

  4. "Your eye protection violation worsened your injuries"

    All riders and passengers must wear eye protection under C.R.S. 42-4-232. If you were cited for a violation, an insurer will argue that citation is evidence you contributed to your injuries. We address this by examining whether the absence of specific eye protection had any causal connection to the injuries actually sustained. In most crash scenarios, an eye protection absence is irrelevant to crush, orthopedic, or neurological injuries, and we document that disconnect clearly.

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Why CGH

Why Superior motorcycle riders choose CGH Injury Lawyers

CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Superior office. We serve Boulder County riders from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201. What you get is trial-ready legal work, 20th Judicial District court experience, and bilingual staff, without a fee unless we win.

Trial-Ready

Built to try your case in Boulder County.

Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. When our attorneys are genuinely prepared to walk a motorcycle case into the Boulder County District Court on Sixth Street in Boulder, insurers respond differently to every demand letter. That trial credibility is the foundation of every Superior settlement negotiation.

Honest About Location

Serving Superior from Denver.

Our office is at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Superior office and does not claim one. We represent Boulder County motorcycle riders, file in the 20th Judicial District at Boulder County District Court, and meet you where it works. Call (303) 209-9395.

Full Value

No category left out.

We build every Superior motorcycle claim across every category the law allows, with particular attention to the uncapped physical impairment compensation that drives the highest values in catastrophic rider injury cases.

Bilingual

Hablamos espanol.

Spanish-speaking staff and attorneys serve Superior's Spanish-speaking motorcycle riders and their families across all stages of a claim, from the first consultation through trial preparation.

No Win, No Fee

Contingency only.

You pay nothing out of pocket for legal fees. We advance costs and collect only from a settlement or verdict in your favor. There is no financial risk in calling us to find out whether you have a Superior motorcycle accident claim worth pursuing.

Tim Tarr: Best Lawyers in America

National recognition, Boulder County readiness.

Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Whether your Superior case settles in weeks or goes to a Boulder County jury, the same trial-ready team and the same standard of preparation apply from the start. We prepare every case as if it will be tried, because any case can be.

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Questions

Superior motorcycle accident, frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a motorcycle accident lawsuit in Superior?

A motorcycle crash caused by another driver on US-36 or McCaslin Boulevard is a motor vehicle tort under Colorado law. You have three years from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). This three-year deadline applies specifically to injuries arising from the use or operation of a motor vehicle, which covers motorcycle crashes caused by other drivers. If a government entity or government vehicle was involved in your crash, a separate written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of the date you discovered the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That shorter deadline is not extended by the general three-year period, and missing it bars the claim entirely. Contact an attorney promptly to confirm which clock applies to your specific Superior crash.

Where would my Superior motorcycle accident lawsuit be filed?

A Superior motorcycle accident lawsuit that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 20th Judicial District of Colorado at the Boulder County District Court, 1777 Sixth St., Boulder, CO 80302. Superior sits entirely within Boulder County, so every serious Superior motorcycle case that goes to litigation lands in this court. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 20th Judicial District cases directly.

Can I still recover compensation if I was not wearing a helmet when I crashed in Superior?

Yes. Colorado does not require adult riders 18 and older to wear a helmet (C.R.S. 42-4-1502), so riding without one is not illegal for adults. However, the at-fault driver's insurer will likely argue that your choice not to wear a helmet contributed to the severity of your injuries and attempt to reduce your award under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). We challenge these arguments by using medical evidence to establish the actual causal connection between the crash mechanism and your specific injuries, independent of helmet use.

Is lane filtering legal on US-36 through Superior?

Lane filtering is legal in Colorado as of August 7, 2024 under C.R.S. 42-4-1503, but only under specific conditions: traffic must be completely stopped, not just slow; the motorcycle must travel at 15 mph or less; the road must have at least two adjacent same-direction lanes; and the motorcycle cannot exceed the posted speed limit. Lane splitting, which is riding between lanes of moving traffic at speed, remains illegal in Colorado. On US-36 through Superior, traffic fluctuates rapidly between stopped and slow-moving during peak commute hours, and insurers exploit that ambiguity to mislabel legal filtering as illegal splitting. If this is how your claim is being denied, contact us immediately.

Which hospital treats serious motorcycle injuries near Superior?

Superior does not have its own acute-care hospital. Foothills Hospital in Boulder is approximately eight miles from central Superior and is the nearest full-service facility for many Superior motorcycle crash victims. Longmont United Hospital is approximately 14 miles away and provides additional care for Boulder County residents. Medical records from whichever facility treated you become the foundation of your damages claim, and we work with those records from the first day of your case.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Superior?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers has one office, at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Superior office and does not claim one. We serve Superior and Boulder County motorcycle riders from our Denver office, file Superior cases at the Boulder County District Court in Boulder, and meet you wherever is convenient. You can reach us at (303) 209-9395.

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