Aspen Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Attorneys Serving Aspen, CO

Aspen injury claims are usually heard in the 9th Judicial District, most often at Pitkin County Courthouse, 506 E Main Street, Aspen, CO 81611. That venue is a fact of the crash location, not a slogan.

Colorado Personal Injury Law

The filing window and fault rule are statewide, not unique to Aspen:

• Statute of Limitations: Most injury claims: 2 years from the date of injury. Auto collisions: 3 years from the date of crash.
• Fault System: Modified comparative fault (50% bar)
• Damage Caps: No cap on economic damages; non-economic damages capped in some cases
• Dram Shop Laws: Bars can be liable for serving intoxicated patrons
• Dog Bite Liability: Strict liability for dog bite injuries

Colorado's modified comparative fault rule means you can recover damages as long as you're less than 50% at fault for your accident. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.

Legal Representation in Aspen, the county seat of Pitkin County

Local files in Aspen still name roads: CO-82 corridor (Roaring Fork Valley), Main St corridor, and Maroon Creek Rd corridor.

The nearest trauma center is Aspen Valley Health - Level III.

Aspen and Snowmass Village Injury Claims

In Pitkin County, CO-82 is the lifeline. It runs 42 miles from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, where RFTA operates the VelociRFTA bus rapid transit line, and then east over Independence Pass, which closes every winter at the gate about five miles outside town. Brush Creek Road connects CO-82 to Snowmass Village, where a roundabout project at Owl Creek Road has brought lane closures and traffic shifts.

• Who writes the report: the Aspen Police Department in Aspen; the Snowmass Village Police Department in Snowmass Village; Colorado State Patrol on CO-82; the Pitkin County Sheriff elsewhere.
• Where people are treated: Aspen Valley Hospital (Level III) and Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs (Level III). The nearest Level II trauma center is St. Mary's in Grand Junction.
• Where a case is filed: Pitkin County District Court in the 9th Judicial District, at the courthouse on East Main Street in Aspen.

Many Aspen injuries happen on the mountain, at Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk or Snowmass, and those claims run under the Colorado Ski Safety Act. Visitors who were hurt here and have gone home to another state or country can still bring a Colorado claim, and most of the work can happen remotely. For road crashes, our page on how a Colorado car accident claim is built walks through each step.

Snowmass Village Personal Injury Lawyer

Crashes in Snowmass Village are documented by the Snowmass Village Police Department, and serious cases are filed in Pitkin County District Court in Aspen. Ski collisions at Snowmass are governed by the Ski Safety Act, which has its own notice and evidence rules, so it helps to talk early.

Contact Our Aspen Personal Injury Lawyers

Most injury claims: 2 years from the date of injury. Auto collisions: 3 years from the date of crash. If those facts match what happened, we can look at the file. If they don't, say so on the call.