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Wrongful Death

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By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 29, 2026

Mile High Legal represents families across Denver and Colorado who’ve lost a loved one because of someone else’s negligence, whether that’s a car accident, a defective product, medical negligence, or another preventable cause. No settlement changes what happened, but it can cover funeral costs, lost income the family depended on, and the value of what was taken from them.

Why families come to us during the hardest weeks of their lives

We handle the legal process, deadlines, evidence, and negotiation with insurers, so a grieving family isn’t forced to also become an expert in Colorado’s wrongful death statute while they’re mourning. We work on contingency, no upfront cost, no fee unless we recover money for the family.

What to do next

If this is where you are right now, call Mile High Legal at (720) 853-5779 for a free consultation. We handle Colorado injury claims on contingency, meaning you pay nothing upfront and nothing at all unless we recover money for you.

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Quick Answers

Who specializes in wrongful death claims in northern Colorado?

Mile High Legal represents wrongful death cases throughout Colorado, including the northern part of the state. What matters more than office location is experience with the specific cause of death, a car crash, a workplace incident, medical negligence, since each involves different evidence and different insurance or liability structures.

What is solatium in a Colorado wrongful death case?

Solatium is a fixed, inflation-adjusted dollar amount under C.R.S. § 13-21-203.5, currently $135,990 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2024, that surviving family members can elect to receive in place of proving traditional non-economic damages like grief and loss of companionship. Because the standard non-economic damages path is usually worth more, most families don’t choose the solatium option, but it exists as a simpler alternative in the right circumstances.

What is the felonious killing exception in Colorado wrongful death law?

When a death results from a felonious killing, as defined under Colorado’s criminal code, Colorado law removes the usual cap on non-economic damages entirely, allowing a jury to award the full value of the family’s loss without the ceiling that applies in most other wrongful death cases. This exception exists specifically for the most serious category of wrongdoing behind a death.

What constitutes wrongful death in Colorado?

A wrongful death claim requires showing that another person or company’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing caused the death. This can arise from a car accident, a defective product, medical negligence, a workplace incident, or nearly any situation where ordinary negligence law would apply if the person had survived.

Who can file a wrongful death claim in Colorado?

Colorado limits this claim to specific family members, and who’s eligible depends on how much time has passed since the death. In the first year, only a surviving spouse can bring the claim. In the second year, a surviving spouse or the deceased’s children can file. Without a surviving spouse or children, the deceased’s parents can bring the claim, and if there’s no spouse, children, or parents, a sibling of the deceased can bring the claim under HB24-1472, effective January 1, 2025. Beyond that, extended family and close friends generally cannot.

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