Is special notice required for public facilities and employees?
Yes, and failure to comply with these requirements may result in the loss of your claim. Colorado public entities: For any claim against the State of Colorado, any of its political subdivisions (state agencies, counties, cities, special districts, etc.) or any employee thereof, a written notice of intent to sue must be given within 180 days after “discovery of the injury, regardless of whether the person then knew all of the elements of a claim or of a cause of action for such injury.” See C.R.S. ยง24-10-109. However, there may be exceptions to the notice deadline, which applies to medical negligence cases, depending on the facts and circumstances of when any wrongful conduct causing the injury was or should have been known. The notice-of-intent-to-sue should be drafted by an attorney, as failure to substantially comply with the technical requirements of the statute may invalidate the notice, and therefore the claim. Examples of Colorado public entities in the health field include, but
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