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Like many people in Colorado, you may use your car to earn extra money as an Uber or Lyft driver or as a food service delivery driver for a company like GrubHub. If so, you must drive quite a lot. Unfortunately, the more you drive, the greater risk you face…
If another driver is at fault for a motor vehicle accident that injures you in Colorado, then that driver’s auto insurance company may be required to pay compensation to you, including covering your medical expenses and any property damage that you sustain. Driving while distracted or impaired by alcohol or…
As a Millennial who has grown up in the age of social media, I know how common it is to post updates online. As a society we’ve moved well past the day and age where documentation of moments were only saved for wedding photo albums and Christmas home videos. We…
In Colorado, the law restricts juries from hearing certain evidence at trial, and this often directly contradicts exactly what juries want to know. Juries want to know who got the ticket. Juries want to know why car insurance didn’t settle up. The Colorado Rules of Evidence prevent evidence of liability…
As a personal injury attorney, I am always annoyed when I see or hear the ads of other personal injury attorneys in which clients stand up and proudly shout that their attorney got them lots of money-and it was quick and easy too! I have been practicing for 23 years and…
Slip and falls can happen at anytime and anywhere in Colorado. Often, they occur in stores like Walmart, Target or Whole Foods while people are simply carrying out normal, day-to-day activities like shopping. As we have seen over the years at The Wilhite Law Firm, the negligence of store owners…
You are probably familiar with the federal minimum wage, which is currently only $7.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. The federal rate has been stuck at this low level for over a decade. The federal minimum wage applies to all employees…
I have always said that we need to be people first and our professions second. Meaning, I believe that compassion is a fundamental human characteristic that should be at the forefront of what we do as people. I believe that when we practice our professions with compassion, we will not…
This is a question that I am asked almost every day of my practice, and the answer is not a simple one. It is worth discussing how medical providers are generally selected and what your rights are as an injured worker. Every case in Workers’ Compensation has what is known as…
Primero, es muy importante diferenciar entre lesiones pre-existentes y pre-disposiciones. Una lesión pre-existente es una para la cual la persona ha tenido síntomas y está recibiendo tratamiento. Si usted, por ejemplo, se lesionó la espalda en el trabajo y está yendo a terapias, y de pronto sufre un accidente de…
