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 Skier fatalities are on the rise. Faulty equipment, speed, and ability can be factors, but what is really behind the increase? Jim Chalat is interviewed by Steffan Tubbs of KOA NewsRadio on snowcountry safety - click here to listen to the February 11, 2008 interview.
Jim Chalat again chosen as Colorado SuperLawyer for 2007!
Read his 2006 profile. Colorado snowboarder/skier collision involves 8 year old - hear the analysis as to why Colorado is paying such close attention.
Jim Chalat interviewed by NBC Affiliate - 9News KUSA-TV.
Jim Chalat featured in Newsweek magazine's Periscope
First Person: One Lawyer's Guide to Safe Skiing
Jim Chalat quoted in Denver Post article
Ski-resort waivers a slippery slope?
 Jim Chalat featured as one of "America's Best Lawyers" by Sky Radio
Hear Jim's interview as aired on United Airline's Sky Radio.
Jim Chalat interviewed on Colorado Public Radio show, Colorado Matters
Dan Meyers speaks with Denver attorneys Jim Chalat and Peter Rietz who share their perspectives on the two-tiered system of legal liability for Colorado ski resorts. Listen to the interview. 
Jim Chalat interviewed by Ski Magazine
When Skiers Collide
Jim Chalat quoted in the Vail Trail
'Trauma parks' spark safety debate
Jim Chalat quoted in the New York Times
Safety on the Slopes: Easy to Say, but Harder to Ensure-
Vail drops its countersuit against skier hurt at bridge
Chalat Hatten Law Offices is listed for the 13th consecutive year Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (Martindale Hubble 2006) for our work on behalf of victims of professional malpractice, skiing and motor vehicle accidents and victims of defective products.-
Jessica Grigg, age 17, was skiing down Eagle's Swoop, an open intermediate slope at Wintergreen Ski Resort in Nelson County, Virginia when she was run over by a large diesel powered track snow groomer.
The jury awarded $8.3 million in damages, the largest verdict ever awarded by a jury in the United States in a ski case. Click here to learn more.
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The case of Nguyen v. Stecher was a medical malpractice case resulting in a wrongful death. The jury awarded the family $1.3 Million in damages - and, following this case and others, the State Board pulled Dr. Stecher's license to practice law. Read more here.
Jim Chalat quoted in the Vail Trail
Brain-bucket bonanza, Helmet use on the slopes grows significantly
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