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If you've lost a loved one due to negligence in Grand Junction or surrounding areas, Conduit Law can explain your family's options and help you pursue a wrongful death claim.
Compassionate Grand Junction Wrongful Death Lawyers
Losing a loved one because of someone else's negligence is devastating. Colorado's Wrongful Death Act (C.R.S. § 13-21-201) gives certain family members the right to bring a claim, and the deadline is generally two years from the death, with a four-year exception for deaths involving vehicular homicide where the driver also left the scene (C.R.S. § 13-80-102). We handle the legal work carefully so your family can focus on each other.
Common Causes of Wrongful Death
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Workplace Accidents
- Defective Products
- Criminal Acts
Damages in Wrongful Death Cases
We help recover:
- Funeral and Burial Expenses
- Lost Income and Benefits
- Loss of Companionship
- Emotional Distress
- Punitive Damages (in some cases)
Colorado Wrongful Death Laws
Key aspects include who can file, time limits, and damage caps. Our lawyers navigate these complexities for you.
Who may file depends on timing and family structure (C.R.S. § 13-21-201). In the first year after the death, the surviving spouse has the primary right to bring the claim; if there is no spouse, the heirs or a designated beneficiary may. In the second year, the spouse, the heirs, or a designated beneficiary may file. For claims that accrue on or after January 1, 2025, and actions filed during 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages in wrongful death cases at $2,125,000 (C.R.S. § 13-21-203).
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Wrongful Death Laws by State — Colorado, Arizona, California & Kansas
Colorado's Wrongful Death Act (C.R.S. § 13-21-201 through 13-21-204) restricts filing rights to the surviving spouse in the first year, then children, then parents, with siblings eligible only if no closer relative exists — a 2025 expansion. Colorado caps non-economic wrongful death damages at $2,125,000 as of January 2025. The statute of limitations is two years from the date of death. Arizona's wrongful death statute (A.R.S. § 12-611 through 12-613) allows the personal representative to file on behalf of surviving family, with a two-year deadline and no cap on non-economic damages. California permits actions under CCP § 377.60 by the decedent's personal representative or surviving spouse, domestic partner, children, or dependents, with a two-year deadline (CCP § 335.1) and no damage caps. Kansas allows wrongful death claims under K.S.A. § 60-1901 through 60-1905 with a two-year filing window; nonpecuniary (non-economic) wrongful-death damages are capped at $250,000 under K.S.A. § 60-1903 (a separate statute the Hilburn decision did not disturb). Arizona, by contrast, imposes no cap on wrongful-death damages.
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Colorado Crash Reality · 2024
By the Numbers
Behind each of these numbers is a person and a family whose year changed in an instant. We keep them in front of us because understanding how and where Colorado crashes happen is part of building a stronger case — and part of staying safer on the roads you drive every day.
Source: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), 2024; NHTSA, 2024. Figures reflect the most recent full-year data published at the time of writing.
Injury Law at a Glance — CO, CA, AZ & KS
Three things shape almost every injury claim: how long you have to file, how fault is divided, and what the law lets you recover. They differ by state — here is where the four states we practice in stand.
Colorado
This page- Deadline to file
- 3 years
- C.R.S. § 13-80-101 (motor-vehicle injury)
- Fault rule
- Modified (50% bar)
- You can recover only if you were less than 50% at fault; your award is reduced by your share.
- C.R.S. § 13-21-111
- Damage caps
- Non-economic damages capped
- $1.5M for claims that accrue on or after Jan. 1, 2025, and for any action filed during 2025; medical malpractice is capped separately and lower; re-indexed for inflation starting 2028.
- C.R.S. § 13-21-102.5 (HB 24-1472)
California
- Deadline to file
- 2 years
- Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1
- Fault rule
- Pure comparative
- You can recover even if you were mostly at fault; your award is reduced by your percentage of fault.
- Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975)
- Damage caps
- No general cap
- No cap on damages in ordinary injury cases. Medical-malpractice non-economic damages are limited by statute and increase each year.
- Cal. Civ. Code § 3333.2
Arizona
- Deadline to file
- 2 years
- A.R.S. § 12-542
- Fault rule
- Pure comparative
- You can recover even if you were mostly at fault; your award is reduced by your percentage of fault.
- A.R.S. § 12-2505
- Damage caps
- No damage caps
- Damage caps are prohibited by the Arizona Constitution.
- Ariz. Const. art. 2, § 31
Kansas
- Deadline to file
- 2 years
- K.S.A. § 60-513
- Fault rule
- Modified (50% bar)
- You can recover only if you were less than 50% at fault; your award is reduced by your share.
- K.S.A. § 60-258a
- Damage caps
- Injury: no cap
- No cap on non-economic damages in injury cases (Hilburn v. Enerpipe, 2019). Wrongful-death nonpecuniary damages are capped at $250,000.
- K.S.A. § 60-1903 (wrongful death)
General information, not legal advice — and deadlines can be shorter for claims against government entities or in special circumstances. Laws change; confirm the deadline that applies to your case with an attorney before relying on it.