Metier Law Firm’s blog is dedicated to providing clients and the general public with valuable information, helpful discussions, and guides explaining what to do and expect after sustaining a serious injury on someone else’s property. In this section of our blog, you will find regular updates from our premises liability attorneys. We cover notable news and accidents from the areas we serve, and we recommend checking back frequently to keep up with the latest posts. You can also follow our injury law firm on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube if you would like to see our content in your social media feeds.
On Forest Service Road 456.1, two men and a woman were driving through the forest in a Korean War-era truck. As the trio came upon a fork in the road, they changed course to follow the southward spur. However, they could not have anticipated the deadly mine shaft crash that would follow that course correction.… read more
A man from Montana was staying at a Grand Junction hotel when his wife claims he suffered an electric shock. The incident would eventually lead to a court case, but the judge in charge ruled against the widow. Now this electrocution case will get another chance to be heard in a Colorado court. Colorado Electrocution… read more
A family on vacation from San Antonio, Texas was visiting Ski Granby Ranch when disaster struck. The ski lift the mother and her two daughters were riding shifted and rocked violently. It slammed into the nearby tower before dumping the woman and her children to the hard-packed snow. The incident proved deadly, but was there… read more
It was late last year when an inmate at Boulder County Jail undressed, sat down and put his fingers in his eyes. The resulting injuries left the man blind, and his parents furious at the sheriff’s departments. They have since filed a lawsuit accusing Boulder County Sheriff’s Office of neglect. But why do they believe… read more
Have you ever been to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally? Once a year, riders from all across the country gather at the largest and most well-known motorcycle gatherings in the entire world. Burn out contests, food, drinks, activities and concerts take over the little town of Sturgis for nearly two weeks, but last year a few… read more
Two Oregon marijuana processing workers are making premises liability claims against their bosses after experiencing serious injuries following an explosion in the plant. The owners were making hash oil with butane when an explosion broke out. To get injury coverage in Colorado and Wyoming, you need to prove that the owner had a duty to… read more
There has been a lot of talk in the media about the new Seth Rogen and James Franco movie, The Interview, being pulled from theaters across the nation. What many people do not realize is that the action was decided upon because movie theaters could face lawsuits if they had known about a specific threat,… read more
A Supreme Court has ruled against an in-home caretaker who was injured by an Alzheimer’s patient. In a 5-2 ruling, the judges decided that the caretaker would not be allowed to sue the patient or her husband for battery, negligence or premises liability. The ruling was based largely on the caregiver’s “assumption of risk.” The… read more
An upscale hotel in Snowmass Village is the defendant in a premises liability lawsuit after a hotel guest mistakenly drank from a glass of bleach water. The hotel does not argue that the incident happened, but they do not believe it created a “dangerous situation” under Colorado law. In February 2011, a server at the… read more
A U.S. District Court judge denied a request from Cinemark USA, ruling that the company must go to trial to determine its liability for a movie theater shooting that killed 12 people. In July 2012, a man entered a Cinemark theater during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises. He opened fire into the… read more
