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On June 15, 2019 the medical malpractice attorneys at Denver Trial Lawyers filed a lawsuit against Porter Hospital on behalf of 86 individuals, including 67 patients and 19 spouses.  These patients suffered catastrophic infections after surgery, including hip replacements, knee replacements, spine surgeries, eye surgeries, mastectomies, heart surgeries, hysterectomies, and other surgeries.  These claims are...

A Colorado man was awarded $3 million after hospital staff failed to recognize a spinal injury, causing him to become permanently paralyzed. Samuel Chifalo, 66, went to the emergency room at Parkview Medical Center on February 11, 2016, seeking treatment after he fell and struck his face on furniture. He returned to the emergency room...

Ross Ziev represented a 73-year-old woman who fell over a mat which had not been secured to the floor at Lutheran Medical Center, breaking her shoulder and requiring two shoulder surgeries. The hospital offered nothing before a lawsuit was filed and then only offered $12,500 at mediation. The jury returned a verdict which, with interest,...

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Denver Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that founding partner Steve Wahlberg was selected for the Barrister’s Best award by Law Week Colorado’s Barrister’s Best Survey 2016, recognized for his work as a personal injury attorney. The Barrister’s Best list is comprised of the top attorneys in the state of Colorado from different areas of...

Colorado Attorney David Woodruff has devoted his entire legal career to representing victims of medical malpractice. His dedication to injured patients is unparalleled in the legal community and he works zealously to hold negligent medical professionals accountable for their mistakes. Now, Attorney David Woodruff's dedication has once again been recognized in the legal community. Recently,...

Partner David Woodruff was awarded Case of the Year honors by the CTLA for his work on behalf of Baby Abigael. David took on the case for a family whose child was the victim of medical negligence during birth. As an experienced Denver birth injury attorney, David was able to be sure that Baby Abigael will always...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is responsible for imposing and enforcing the rules and regulations that govern America’s trucking industry. One of those rules regards how many breaks and rests truck drivers are forced to take while performing their job duties. The reason is simple: truck driver fatigue is one of the major causes...

Denver Trial Lawyers partner Steve Wahlberg was named Barrister’s Best Best Overall Litigator by Law Week Colorado for 2013. Mr. Wahlberg has tried over 50 cases and helped his clients receive some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Colorado history. Previous awards have included being named one of the Best Law Firms in the United Sates...

CNN reported on the story of a Cañon City man whose wife and unborn twin children died at St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City. Jeremy Stodghill took his wife Lori, seven months pregnant with twins, to the emergency room on New Years Day, at the advice of her doctor. Lori was having trouble breathing, so...