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About Dan Caplis Law

Dan Caplis Law is a Denver-based personal injury firm whose founder is the only lawyer in Colorado history to win five straight multi-million dollar jury verdicts in crash cases. The firm handles catastrophic injury, wrongful death, truck accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and related personal injury matters on a contingency basis for clients across Colorado.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Dan Caplis Law

A Garfield County jury returned a $205 million verdict against Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park and ride manufacturer Soaring Eagle after finding that operators launched the Haunted Mine Drop with a six-year-old girl sitting on top of an unsecured seatbelt, overriding a warning alarm that should have stopped the ride.

Garfield County District Court, Glenwood Springs, CO · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$65 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #4

A Larimer County jury returned a $65 million wrongful death verdict in September 2026 for the family of Megan Arneson, a 32-year-old single mother killed on I-25 near Mead in August 2022. A semi hauling an improperly loaded excavator struck an overpass, and falling concrete came through her windshield. The jury found the driver and his employer liable after a five-day trial. Plaintiffs' counsel described it as the largest jury verdict in Larimer County history and the largest in a Colorado trucking crash case.

Larimer County District Court, Colorado · 2026Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$26.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #8

A Denver jury awarded $26.6 million to two adult siblings whose parents were both killed when a drowsy CWRV Transport driver rear-ended their stopped vehicle at 75 mph on a Colorado highway.

Denver District Court, Denver, CO · 2019Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$3 millionVerdict

After Cincinnati Casualty told an Aurora man he owed nothing following three spinal surgeries from a multi-car crash, a Denver jury returned a verdict of more than $3 million for breach of contract and insurance bad faith.

Denver District Court, Denver, CO · 2019Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$2.45 millionVerdict

A Denver jury awarded $2.45 million to an 81-year-old nursing home resident who suffered serious leg fractures after an ambulance driver failed to properly secure her wheelchair restraints during transport, causing her to slam into a metal barrier.

Denver, CO · 2020Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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