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Wrongful death cases in Colorado: the rules and the lawyers
The deadline to file, the fault rule and the other Colorado rules that matter for a wrongful death case, each with the law it comes from. This is general information, not advice about your case.
We don’t list firms in Colorado that take wrongful death cases yet.
At a glance
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · Not legal advice
Deadline to file
We don’t show Colorado’s deadline here until we have checked it against the official text. Ask a lawyer, or each firm you call, which deadline applies to you.
If you were partly at fault
Barred at 50%
In Colorado, if you are found 50% or more at fault, you generally can’t recover.
Know this first
Step 1: Two years to file in court
2 yearsfor most injury lawsuits
In Colorado, most injury lawsuits must be filed in court within two years.
When the clock starts, and whether an exception applies, can depend on the facts. A lawyer can tell you your exact date.
Colorado has two main injury deadlines: a general two-year period for tort actions and a three-year period for bodily injury or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle.
How fault is counted
Step 2: If you were partly at fault
Barred at 50%
In Colorado, if you are found 50% or more at fault, you generally can’t recover.
Next
Step 3: What to do with this
- Write down the datesThe day you were hurt, the day treatment ended, and anything a government body or hospital sent you.
- Ask a lawyer about your factsThese rules have exceptions that depend on details. Find injury law firms in Colorado, listed A–Z or by distance, never ranked.
- Ask each firmWhich deadline applies to me, does a notice need to go out, and by when?
More Colorado rules
This page keeps to the rules that matter most for a wrongful death case. The Colorado page has all of them.
Injured in Colorado: all deadlines and rules
Other case types in Colorado:
After a wrongful death: the general guide
If someone in your family died because of another person’s carelessness: what a wrongful-death claim is, who can bring it, how it differs from a survival claim, getting records, and the deadline.
How to check a lawyer’s license in Colorado
Each state keeps a public list of lawyers. Before you hire anyone, look the lawyer up by name and read what the listing says about their license. If it isn’t clear, call the office that keeps the list.
How we list firms
How we list firms
We don’t rank firms. Listing is free and doesn’t depend on buying anything.
Firms are listed for free, in A–Z order, when they say they take wrongful death cases. Every fact shows its source and date. We don’t recommend lawyers, and we don’t pass on your details.
This is general information, not legal advice.