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Superior Slip and Fall Lawyers Who Take Premises Liability Cases to Full Value

A fall at a Rock Creek commercial property, on an icy McCaslin Boulevard sidewalk, in a Superior apartment building, or on a government-controlled public path can fracture bones, injure your spine, and derail your income without warning. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Superior slip and fall victims from our Denver office. We navigate Colorado's Premises Liability Act, protect you from the 182-day government-notice deadline, and file at the Boulder County District Court when a property owner or insurer refuses a fair settlement. You pay nothing unless we win.

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  • Colorado's Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115) governs virtually every Superior slip and fall case against a private property owner. The statute creates three visitor categories, each carrying a different duty of care. When you fall at a Rock Creek commercial property, a McCaslin Boulevard retailer, or a community park facility as a paying customer or invited visitor, you are typically an invitee, and the property owner owes you the highest duty: actively inspect the property, repair hazards promptly, and warn you of any danger that cannot be fixed right away.
  • For falls on private property in Superior, the statute of limitations is two years from the date of the fall (C.R.S. 13-80-102). If you fell on a Superior city sidewalk, in a Boulder County facility, at a public park, or on any government-controlled surface, Colorado's Governmental Immunity Act imposes a completely different and far shorter deadline: you must serve a formal written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). Missing that window almost always ends the government-entity portion of your claim permanently.
  • Colorado uses a modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). As long as you were less than 50 percent responsible for your fall, you can recover compensation, reduced by your percentage of fault. At 50 percent or more fault, recovery is barred entirely. Documenting the hazard at the scene, including photos, witness names, and an incident report, is the most important thing you can do to protect the value of your case the day of the fall.

Superior's Rock Creek neighborhood, its McCaslin Boulevard commercial corridor, active post-Marshall Fire construction zones, and Colorado's Front Range winters create well-documented slip and fall exposure for residents and visitors every year. CGH Injury Lawyers handles Superior premises liability claims from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, files at the Boulder County District Court in Boulder, and advances all litigation costs so you pay nothing unless we recover for you.

The law that governs your case

Colorado's Premises Liability Act and visitor status: what a Superior property owner owed you (C.R.S. 13-21-115)

Colorado does not use the traditional common-law negligence framework for most slip and fall claims. Instead, the Premises Liability Act classifies every visitor into one of three legal categories at the moment of the fall. That classification determines the exact duty the property owner owed you, and it drives every argument in settlement negotiations and at the Boulder County District Court.

  1. Invitee: the highest duty of care

    A person who enters a property for the owner's commercial benefit, or for a purpose the owner's business invites, is an invitee. When you shop at a Rock Creek commercial property, eat at a McCaslin Boulevard restaurant, visit a medical office in Superior, or enter a community facility during public hours, you are almost certainly an invitee. The law requires the owner to actively inspect the property for dangerous conditions, remedy them without unreasonable delay, and warn you of any hazard that cannot be corrected before you arrive. Allowing a wet entry floor to go unaddressed during business hours, leaving an icy parking lot unsalted after a Front Range storm has ended, or ignoring a broken walkway surface near the Rock Creek retail corridor puts the owner in breach of this duty and creates liability for any injury that results.

  2. Licensee: a moderate duty

    A licensee enters with the owner's permission, but for their own benefit rather than for the owner's commercial advantage. Social guests visiting a Superior home are the most common example. The property owner must warn a licensee of known dangers that are not open and obvious, but has no duty to actively search the premises for hidden hazards. The distinction between invitee and licensee shapes the entire value and litigation strategy of a premises case, which is why establishing your visitor status is one of the first steps in any Superior fall investigation.

  3. Trespasser: limited protection

    A trespasser enters without permission and is owed only protection from willful or wanton harm. There is, however, an important exception for children: the attractive nuisance doctrine can impose liability on a property owner whose premises contain a condition likely to attract children and cause them injury, such as an unsecured construction excavation near the Rock Creek residential streets or an unfenced pool or machinery in a rebuild zone. The age, judgment, and attractiveness of the dangerous condition to a child all factor into the analysis.

The vast majority of Superior residents who contact us after a fall were invitees at the time of the incident: shoppers, tenants, park visitors, restaurant customers, or patients in a medical facility. For invitees, the property owner's duty is at its highest, and a failure to inspect, maintain, or warn of a hazardous floor, icy lot, or broken step creates clear legal liability under C.R.S. 13-21-115.

Where Superior falls happen

The dangerous conditions behind the most serious Superior slip and fall claims

Not every fall on someone else's property creates legal liability. The Premises Liability Act requires proof that a dangerous condition existed and that the property owner knew or should have known about it before the fall. These are the hazardous conditions we investigate most frequently in Superior premises liability cases.

Outdoor and winter hazards specific to Superior

  • Ice and packed snow left uncleared on McCaslin Boulevard commercial sidewalks and parking lots well after a storm has ended, when a reasonable owner had sufficient time to clear the surface
  • Refrozen ice patches created when property owners begin snow removal near the Rock Creek commercial corridor but leave drainage channels or depressions that refreeze overnight into invisible hazards
  • Glazed pedestrian paths, trail connections, and parking area edges in the Rock Creek open space network where freeze-thaw cycles during Superior's Front Range winters leave surfaces unpredictably slick
  • Uneven, cracked, or heaving pavement near active post-Marshall Fire construction zones along Rock Creek Road and adjoining streets where altered grading and drainage have created new ground-movement hazards

Indoor and structural hazards

  • Wet entryways and tracked-in water at McCaslin Boulevard retail and restaurant locations without any warning sign, particularly during Superior's spring snowmelt and mud season
  • Broken or missing handrails on stairways in Superior apartment complexes, especially in properties that have experienced rapid turnover during the post-fire rebuild period
  • Poorly lit corridors, stairwells, and parking structures at newer commercial developments where maintenance has not kept pace with construction-phase turnover
  • Loose or unsecured floor mats, unmarked step-down transitions between floor levels, and merchandise placed in pedestrian aisles at retail locations throughout the Superior commercial areas

Superior sits at the edge of the Colorado Front Range, receiving measurable snowfall every winter alongside the freeze-thaw cycles that make the period immediately after a storm nearly as dangerous as the storm itself. The post-Marshall Fire reconstruction throughout the Rock Creek area adds a second layer of premises risk: construction-altered ground, temporary pedestrian routes, and rapidly built retail space that has not yet been subjected to full maintenance cycles. Both established commercial properties and recently rebuilt ones carry real exposure under the Premises Liability Act when their owners fail to address known hazards.

Ice and snow cases in Superior

The natural accumulation rule and when a Superior property owner is still liable for ice and snow

Colorado follows the natural accumulation rule, which generally shields property owners from liability for ice and snow that falls during a storm. This defense comes up regularly in Superior premises cases because Front Range winters bring repeated snowfall, and property owners routinely invoke the rule to escape liability. Understanding exactly when the defense no longer protects an owner is central to evaluating whether you have a viable claim.

When the natural accumulation rule still protects the owner

  • A storm is actively ongoing and accumulation is still in progress at the time of the fall
  • The fall occurs so soon after the storm ends that a reasonable property owner would not yet have had adequate time to clear the surface
  • The icy or snow-covered condition is the direct, unaltered result of natural weather with no action by the property owner that created or worsened the hazard

When the property owner can still be held liable

  • Sufficient time has passed after the storm ended for a reasonable property owner to clear the walkway, parking lot, or entryway on McCaslin Boulevard or elsewhere in Superior, and no clearing occurred
  • The owner began clearing snow or ice but did so negligently, leaving an uneven surface or drainage channels that refroze overnight into a more dangerous condition than when they started
  • The owner's own actions created the hazard, such as piling shoveled snow in a location where it melted onto a pedestrian path or parking space and refroze across the walking surface
  • A roof drain, improperly maintained downspout, or HVAC condensate line channeled water onto a walkway where it froze, creating a manufactured rather than natural hazard

Recent Colorado Court of Appeals decisions have constrained the natural accumulation defense in cases where the property owner's own snow-removal activity left the surface more dangerous than before they intervened. If a McCaslin Boulevard lot owner cleared two passes of the parking area and left a concealed ice layer beneath loosely packed snow, or if they piled cleared snow against the curb where it melted across the pedestrian crossing, the natural accumulation rule does not shield them from the injury that followed. We investigate the timeline of the storm, the maintenance records of the property, and any available surveillance footage of the lot or walkway to pinpoint when responsibility shifted from the weather to the owner.

Fell on government property?

The 182-day government-notice deadline if your Superior fall happened on a public sidewalk, park, or city facility

If you slipped or tripped on a Superior public sidewalk, in a city park, on a government-controlled path near Rock Creek, at a Boulder County facility, or on any property owned or operated by a public entity, a completely different set of rules governs your claim. Most people assume they have the standard two-year window to act. In a government-property case, they do not, and the misjudgment permanently ends countless otherwise valid claims every year in Colorado.

  1. Serve a formal written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury

    Under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), you must file a written notice of claim with the responsible government entity within 182 days of discovering the injury. The clock starts from the date you discovered the injury, not necessarily the date of the fall. This is not a lawsuit; it is a pre-suit notice that must be served on the correct government office in the correct form. Failure to serve it within 182 days almost always results in permanent loss of all claims against the government entity, regardless of how clear the hazard was or how serious the injury.

  2. Identify the correct government entity that controls the property

    A fall on what appears to be a Superior city sidewalk along McCaslin Boulevard, on a path adjacent to Rock Creek Community Park, or near a public facility may involve the City of Superior, Boulder County, CDOT if the surface borders US-36 or another state highway, or another public body entirely. The notice must reach the correct entity. On corridors like US-36, where state and local jurisdiction can overlap, and near public parks where County and City authority may divide, identifying the responsible public entity is not always obvious. Sending a notice to the wrong office wastes the 182 days.

  3. Confirm that a CGIA immunity exception applies to the Superior fall

    Colorado's Governmental Immunity Act grants broad immunity to public entities as a starting point. The key exceptions that matter in Superior slip and fall cases include: dangerous conditions of public buildings that the public entity knew or should have known about, and dangerous conditions of public facilities. Establishing that an exception applies requires examining whether the government entity had actual or constructive notice of the hazardous condition before the fall and whether the condition falls within a recognized category the statute covers.

  4. Understand the CGIA recovery caps that apply to government-property fall cases

    Even when a government-entity claim succeeds, the CGIA imposes hard caps on recovery. Under C.R.S. 24-10-114, for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026, the per-person recovery limit is $505,000 and the per-occurrence aggregate limit is $1,421,000. There is no willful or wanton conduct exception that lifts these caps. That reality affects how we evaluate government-property fall cases in Superior relative to claims against private property owners, where the CGIA caps do not apply.

If your fall happened on a Superior public sidewalk, in Rock Creek Community Park, in a city-maintained parking area, or anywhere a government entity controls the surface, call (303) 209-9395 right away. Six months goes faster than almost anyone expects, and the 182-day window cannot be recovered once it closes.

Building the case

Proving notice and defeating the open-and-obvious defense in a Superior premises case

Winning a Superior slip and fall case requires proving not just that a hazardous condition existed, but that the property owner knew or reasonably should have known about it before you fell. Property owners defend these cases with two standard arguments above all others: we had no notice of the condition, and the hazard was so obvious you should have avoided it. Here is how both work and how we build the evidence to defeat them.

Actual notice

  • An employee or manager was told about the hazardous condition directly before the fall occurred
  • Prior incident reports or written customer complaints about the same hazard exist in the property's records
  • Staff members observed the spill, cracked pavement, or icy surface before the fall and failed to act
  • Internal maintenance logs reflect an awareness of the deteriorating condition before anyone was hurt

Constructive notice

  • The hazardous condition existed for long enough that a reasonable inspection of the property would have discovered and corrected it
  • Maintenance logs or inspection schedules show the dangerous area went unchecked for an unreasonable period of time
  • Surveillance footage from the property documents how long the condition was present before the fall
  • The nature of the hazard indicates it developed gradually over time, making a reasonable inspection duty unavoidable

The open-and-obvious defense in Superior: common but not absolute

Colorado property owners frequently argue that the hazard that caused your fall was so visible that a reasonable person exercising ordinary care would have seen and avoided it. Colorado courts have historically been receptive to this defense, but it is not an automatic win for the property owner. Recent Colorado Court of Appeals decisions have restricted the open-and-obvious rule in situations where the hazard was so unreasonably dangerous that injury was virtually certain even for an attentive person.

Whether a hazard was truly open and obvious is measured against the specific context you were in. Carrying grocery bags from a Rock Creek retail store to your car, navigating a crowded McCaslin Boulevard store aisle at eye level with merchandise, approaching a dimly lit building entrance during a Superior winter evening, or using an unfamiliar pedestrian access point in a newly constructed post-fire development all affect what a reasonable person in your position would and would not have observed. We document the scene conditions, lighting levels, pedestrian flow patterns, and surrounding distractions so the open-and-obvious argument fails in cases where the evidence does not support it.

Local knowledge

Superior courts, Superior trauma care, and the Superior properties where falls happen

A Superior premises liability case is anchored in Superior: the property where you fell, the hospital that treated you, and the courthouse where any lawsuit will be filed. Here is the local operational ground CGH Injury Lawyers works on for every Superior slip and fall client.

Courthouse

Boulder County District Court, 20th Judicial District

A Superior slip and fall lawsuit against a private property owner, an apartment complex, a retail business, or a government entity that cannot be resolved in settlement is filed in Colorado's 20th Judicial District at the Boulder County District Court, 1777 Sixth St., Boulder, CO 80302. Superior lies entirely within Boulder County, which means every significant premises liability case that goes to litigation is filed and tried in this court. The 20th Judicial District handles all serious civil personal injury claims from Superior, including falls at commercial properties, apartment complexes, public parks, and government facilities. The local jury pool and the plaintiff and defense bar that practice in that court are factors in how we position every case from the first demand letter forward. CGH Injury Lawyers handles 20th Judicial District premises cases directly from our Denver office at no additional charge to Superior clients.

Trauma Care

Foothills Hospital (Boulder) and Longmont United Hospital

Superior does not have its own acute-care hospital. After a serious fall, patients are most commonly treated at Foothills Hospital in Boulder, approximately eight miles from central Superior, which is the nearest full-service hospital for the Rock Creek and McCaslin corridor areas. Longmont United Hospital is approximately 14 miles from Superior and provides an additional acute-care option for Boulder County residents in the northern part of the service area. Serious slip and fall injuries, including hip fractures, traumatic brain injuries, vertebral compression fractures, spinal cord injuries, and severe joint damage, are diagnosed and treated at these facilities. Those hospital records, the treating physician notes, and any imaging performed form the medical foundation of every damages claim in a Superior premises case. We obtain, organize, and present records from both hospitals from the first day of case preparation. When injuries require higher-level trauma care, patients may be directed to Denver-area trauma centers, and we coordinate with every treating provider in the chain of care regardless of where treatment occurs.

Local Premises Risk

McCaslin Boulevard, Rock Creek neighborhood, and Superior public sidewalks

McCaslin Boulevard is the principal north-south arterial through Superior and carries the highest concentration of commercial and pedestrian traffic in the city. Property owners and commercial tenants along McCaslin are responsible for maintaining sidewalks, entryways, and parking lot surfaces for the customers, visitors, and delivery personnel who use them as invitees every day. The Rock Creek community in Superior encompasses extensive trail networks, open space connections, neighborhood parks, and a dense residential grid where shared-path incidents, parking area falls, and poorly maintained walkways create premises liability exposure throughout the year. Post-Marshall Fire rebuilding throughout the Rock Creek area and adjacent corridors along Rock Creek Road has introduced active construction zones, temporarily rerouted pedestrian paths, altered drainage patterns, and newly built commercial space that has not yet completed its first full maintenance cycle. Public sidewalks adjacent to Superior parks, along US-36 frontage roads, and in city-controlled areas are subject to the CGIA 182-day notice requirement, not the standard two-year statute of limitations, when the City of Superior or another government entity controls the surface.

CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Superior office. We serve Superior from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, (303) 209-9395. We file at the Boulder County District Court in Boulder, meet clients where it is convenient for them, and advance all case costs so Superior premises clients never pay out of pocket before a recovery is made.

After the fall

What to do after a slip and fall in Superior, Colorado

Premises liability evidence disappears faster than most people realize. Store surveillance video is typically overwritten within 24 to 72 hours. Spills get cleaned up, ice melts, and surfaces get repaired. The actions you take in the minutes and hours after a Superior fall are the foundation of what can be proven and what you can recover.

  1. Get medical care without delay

    If your injuries require urgent attention, the nearest full-service hospital is Foothills Hospital in Boulder, approximately eight miles from central Superior. Longmont United Hospital is also available, approximately 14 miles away for those in Superior's northern areas. Even if you feel able to leave the scene on your own, get a medical evaluation as soon as possible. Hip fractures in older adults, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal disc injuries can initially present with mild discomfort and then worsen dramatically over the following hours. A medical record created close in time to the fall directly establishes the connection between the incident and your diagnosis, which is essential to the damages portion of any Superior premises case.

  2. Report the fall and get a written incident report

    Before leaving the property, report the fall to the store manager, building supervisor, or person in charge of the premises. Ask for a written incident report and request a copy before you leave. If the property is a city-controlled sidewalk, public park, or government facility, note the precise address and location. A contemporaneous incident report prevents the property owner from later claiming the fall was never reported and creates a record at the time when the facts are freshest.

  3. Photograph and document the hazard immediately

    Use your phone to photograph the hazard itself, the surrounding area, the lighting conditions, and whether any warning signs were posted. If you fell on ice or snow in a McCaslin Boulevard parking lot or on a Rock Creek pedestrian path, photograph how much of the surface was covered, whether sand or salt was applied, and where drainage is routed. The more context the photos capture, the harder it is for the property owner to later recharacterize the condition. Get the names and contact information of anyone who witnessed the fall before they leave the scene.

  4. Preserve your footwear and clothing

    Save the shoes and clothing you were wearing at the time of the fall without cleaning them. The condition of the soles, the heel wear pattern, and the absence of any visible defect in your footwear are all subjects that property owners will challenge in litigation. Your footwear can be examined by an expert if the case goes to trial. Putting the clothing and shoes in a bag and keeping them untouched preserves evidence that cannot be recreated.

  5. Contact an attorney before government deadlines run out

    If your fall happened on a public sidewalk, in a Superior city park, or on any property the City of Superior or another government entity controls, the 182-day CGIA notice window under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1) is already counting down from the date you discovered the injury. This deadline is not recoverable once it passes. For private-property falls, the two-year statute of limitations under C.R.S. 13-80-102 applies, but critical evidence disappears within the first 72 hours. A free consultation with CGH Injury Lawyers puts us in position to send preservation letters and secure the evidence before it is gone.

Compensation

What you can recover after a Superior slip and fall, and how Colorado's fault rule works

Colorado law allows injured people to recover the documented economic cost of a fall injury and the human cost of living with its consequences. Understanding the two categories of damages and the fault rule that insurers use aggressively to reduce what they pay is essential to evaluating what a Superior premises case is actually worth.

Economic damages (no cap under Colorado law)

  • Medical expenses, past and future, including emergency care at Foothills Hospital or Longmont United, any subsequent surgeries, physical or occupational therapy, and projected long-term treatment costs
  • Lost wages for the time missed at work during recovery from the fall
  • Loss of future earning capacity when the fall injury limits your ability to work at the same capacity long-term
  • Costs of assistive devices, home modification, and any long-term care needs caused by the injury
  • Out-of-pocket transportation costs, caregiver expenses, and other direct financial losses caused by the fall and recovery

Non-economic damages and uncapped categories

  • Pain and suffering resulting from the fall and the recovery process, which carries a $1,500,000 cap for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5)
  • Emotional distress, anxiety, and mental anguish tied directly to the fall and any resulting disability
  • Loss of enjoyment of life when the fall limits activities, hobbies, or daily routines that mattered before the injury
  • Loss of consortium when the injury affects the injured person's relationship with a spouse or family member
  • Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement, which is not subject to any cap under Colorado law and can add substantial value in serious fall cases

Economic damages in Colorado premises cases, including all medical bills and lost income, carry no cap. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are capped at $1,500,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Compensation for permanent physical impairment or disfigurement is not capped at all, making it a critically important category in cases involving serious orthopedic injuries, spinal damage, or traumatic brain injury sustained in a Superior fall.

Colorado's modified comparative fault rule under C.R.S. 13-21-111 allows you to recover compensation as long as you were found less than 50 percent responsible for your fall. Your total damages are reduced by your assigned percentage of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. Property owners and their insurers apply this rule as a standard opening position in virtually every Superior premises case: they argue you were not paying attention, were wearing inappropriate footwear, or should have seen the hazard. Documenting the condition of the property, the lighting, the absence of warning signs, and the pedestrian context at the time of the fall is how we build the evidentiary record that limits and defeats those fault-shifting arguments at the Boulder County District Court.

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The CGH attorneys who handle Superior slip and fall cases

CGH Injury Lawyers is a eight-attorney Colorado firm founded in 2016, formerly known as Cheney Galluzzi and Howard. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has tried more than 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Every Superior premises liability case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney who files and tries cases in the 20th Judicial District at the Boulder County District Court, not by a paralegal or a case manager.

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CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Superior office. We serve Superior slip and fall clients from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, (303) 209-9395. We come to Superior for client meetings when needed, file at the Boulder County District Court at 1777 Sixth St., Boulder, CO 80302, and try cases in the 20th Judicial District. You get the legal work and the result, not a satellite storefront.

Frequently asked questions

Superior slip and fall: frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a slip and fall claim in Superior, Colorado?

If you fell on private property in Superior, you generally have two years from the date of the fall to file a personal injury lawsuit under C.R.S. 13-80-102. That deadline starts running the day you fall, not when your medical treatment ends or your injuries stabilize. If you fell on government property, such as a Superior city sidewalk, a Rock Creek public park trail, or a Boulder County facility, a far shorter 182-day written notice deadline applies under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). Missing the CGIA notice deadline almost always ends the government-entity portion of your claim permanently, regardless of how strong the evidence is. Do not wait.

Can I file a claim if I fell on a Superior public sidewalk or in a city park?

Yes, in some circumstances, but the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA) controls the process. You must file a formal written notice of claim with the responsible government entity within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). The CGIA grants public entities broad immunity but provides exceptions for dangerous conditions of public buildings and certain public facilities that the entity knew or should have known about. If the claim succeeds, recovery is capped under C.R.S. 24-10-114 at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 per occurrence for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026. There is no willful or wanton exception that lifts those caps. The combination of the short notice deadline and the damage caps makes government-property falls in Superior very different from private-property premises cases.

What if I slipped on ice or snow in a Superior parking lot or on McCaslin Boulevard?

Colorado follows the natural accumulation rule, which generally protects property owners from liability for snow and ice that accumulates naturally during a storm. However, that protection has clear limits. Once a storm ends and sufficient time passes for a reasonable property owner to clear their lot or sidewalk, continued inaction creates liability. If a McCaslin Boulevard property owner began snow removal but left concealed ice patches or channeled meltwater across the pedestrian path in a way that refroze overnight, the natural accumulation defense can fail entirely. The specific timeline of the storm, what snow-removal steps the owner took and when, and any evidence of previous similar incidents on the property are the critical facts in any Superior winter-fall case.

What if the Superior property owner says the hazard was open and obvious?

The open-and-obvious defense is a standard argument in Colorado premises cases, but it is not absolute. Even a visible hazard can create liability under the Premises Liability Act when the dangerous condition is so unreasonably severe that a careful person could not reasonably avoid injury given the circumstances, or when the owner should have anticipated that a person in your position would be distracted or unable to avoid the hazard. Recent Colorado Court of Appeals decisions have narrowed this defense in appropriate cases. Whether a hazard was truly open and obvious depends on factors including the lighting at the time, what else competed for your attention, the layout of the walkway or commercial space, and whether the property owner posted adequate warnings. We build the record that addresses each factor.

Can I recover if I was partly responsible for my fall in Superior?

Yes, as long as your fault is less than 50 percent. Under Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111), you can recover compensation reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are 25 percent at fault, you recover 75 percent of your total damages. If you are 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. Property owners and their insurers in Superior premises cases routinely argue that the injured person shares a large percentage of fault to reduce the settlement value. The photographs, incident report, and witness accounts you gather at the scene are your primary defense against that argument. Having an attorney involved early helps control the narrative before the other side has built its version of events.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Superior?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers has one office, located at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, reachable at (303) 209-9395. We do not have a Superior office. We serve Superior slip and fall victims and all Boulder County premises liability clients from our Denver office, meet clients wherever is most convenient for them, file cases at the Boulder County District Court at 1777 Sixth St., Boulder, CO 80302, and handle all 20th Judicial District litigation without an additional premium for Superior clients. All services are available in English and Spanish.

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