Defendants in negligence lawsuits in Colorado used to be able to ask the jury to excuse their conduct when the defendant was confronted with a “sudden emergency”. An example would be a patch of ice on the road. Not anymore. In a victory for personal injury plaintiffs, the Colorado Supreme Court abolished the sudden emergency defense in its January 22, 2013 opinion in Bedor v. Johnson, No. 10-SC-65, determining that it was misleading to the jury and had minimal value. Thus, defendants can no longer assert a sudden emergency defense to divert the jury’s attention to the supposed emergency, rather than the incident itself.
Bloch & Chapleau specializes in personal injury cases, including auto, trucking, motorcycle, ski/snowboard, dog bite, and slip and fall claims.
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