Tour de France finish in Fort Collins? Cycling Rules of the Road in FoCo Colorado has laws that govern bicycles, but municipalities like Fort Collins can have their own cycling rules of the road. Here, we will review some of those cycling ordinances specific to Fort Collins streets. Rules of the Road Specific to Fort…
Many of the cases that the personal injury lawyers at Mac Hester Law take involve some level of negligence, so we thought we’d go over some basics of negligence cases. In fact, it can be a primary factor in your personal injury case. At Mac Hester Law, we take negligence quite seriously and we want to…
Mistakes That Can Affect the Outcome of Your Lawsuit In one of our previous Fort Collins personal injury law blog posts we talked about how posting on social media sites, like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram can damage your case. Posting on social media is just one of the many things that you could do to…
Damages – a legal understanding Damages are a legal term used in legal situations. My new article, “An Overview of Damages”, has recently been published in Trial Talk magazine. It discusses the damages that may potentially be recovered in an auto accident claim. This is an important topic in Colorado law and I am well versed…
Personal Injury – thoughts on liability Sometimes, I have clients who express embarrassment or reluctance in pursuing a claim for personal injury damages. I ask them why they would be embarrassed or reluctant to pursue the claim. They usually don’t have a definite reason. Rather, they have a feeling that there is something wrong about…
A picture is worth a thousand words – especially in slip and fall cases In a slip and fall case, or any case for that matter, there is a whole lot of “he said, she said,” but not a lot of actual evidence, which can make the whole thing a lot harder for both you and your slip…
Having trouble getting your insurance company to pay? When you’ve been in a car accident, even if it wasn’t your fault, you may have a hard time getting your insurance company to pay. No matter what company you go through for your car insurance, their goal will be the same — to pay as little…
Why determining liability is complicated. You were injured, and the person responsible for your injuries needs to pay for them. Seems simple enough, right? Determining liability is usually anything but simple. When a person or company is liable, it means that they hold the legal responsibility, but establishing liability for personal injury accidents isn’t always…