Denver (Dara Zeier) --  Relief from the summer heat has arrived in Colorado in time for the weekend, along with an influx of rain and rainwater. The Colorado Division of Water Resources said you can collect rainwater at residential properties under certain conditions. Who can collect rainwater? According to Colorado Revised Statute 37-96.5-103, rainwater can be...

Denver (Dara Zeier) -- Summer will soon fade into fall and temperatures will slowly start cooling down. But for now, prime motorcycle season is underway. While you might see a motorcyclist lane splitting in traffic, it is actually illegal in Colorado. What is lane splitting? The Colorado State Patrol said it is a traffic maneuver...

Denver (Dara Zeier) -- The National Trial Lawyers organization announced on August 4, 2023 that Julian Marco Bendinelli was named to the Top 40 Under 40. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional, invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal...

Every state has laws in place related to distracted driving. These laws mostly came into effect after the proliferation of mobile devices, particularly smartphones. Here, we want to examine some of the Colorado distracted driving laws currently in place, as well as discuss other types of distracted driving that are not regulated by state...

One of the most common driving maneuvers is a lane change. Even though lane changes should be fairly routine, the reality is that serious accidents can occur when a person decides to go from one lane to the next. Determining fault after a lane change accident can be challenging, and we want to examine...

[caption id="attachment_2919" align="alignleft" width="286"] Marco F. Bendinelli, Esq.[/caption] Marco F. Bendinelli has accomplished what no other Personal Injury Attorney has ever done in the state of Colorado. He obtained two jury verdicts in excess of $1 million each in less than a month* $2.1 Million Jury Verdict: Scholle v. Delta Airlines On March 25, 2016, in...

Do you ever wonder if those positive client reviews that you see on some Denver personal injury law firms' websites are really written by actual clients? Well, here’s Meloni, an actual Bendinelli Law Firm client who shared her experience in her own words, in her own handwriting. It doesn’t get any more real than...

It’s like a punch in the gut when an unexpected tragedy strikes, and a loved one dies. Not only are you dealing with unbearable grief, but you may also be wondering if your loved one died as a result of a wrongful death due to someone’s negligence or neglect. In Colorado, wrongful death claims...

2016 was full of all kinds of strange stories, but perhaps none stranger than the most absurd lawsuits of 2016. Behind all of these ridiculous lawsuits, there is usually a ridiculous lawyer that agreed to take the case. Just remember though―not all attorneys base their practices on taking frivolous cases.  Personal Injury cases are serious...

Let's admit it—we all do it! We make New Year’s Resolutions that we don’t or can’t keep. In fact, only 8% of people who make New Year’s resolutions actually keep them. At the Bendinelli Law Firm, let us help you with some easy resolution ideas to help keep you safe on Colorado roadways in...