Colorado Defective Product Attorneys

Statute of Limitations

2 years

2 years from injury or discovery (C.R.S. § 13-80-102); 3 years for product-related motor-vehicle accidents (§ 13-80-101).

Statute of Repose

7-year rebuttable

7-year rebuttable presumption of non-defect from first sale (C.R.S. § 13-21-403); 10-year repose for improvements to real property (§ 13-80-104).

Strict Liability Standard

Restatement

Restatement (Second) § 402A adopted in Hiigel v. General Motors (1975); codified C.R.S. §§ 13-21-401 to -406.

Comparative Fault Rule

50%

Modified comparative fault, 50% bar (C.R.S. § 13-21-111) — recovery barred if plaintiff is 50% or more at fault.

Products Liability Statute

7 years

C.R.S. §§ 13-21-401 to -406 — defenses, seller protections, presumption of non-defect after 7 years.

Typical attorney fee

33%

33%–40% contingency — no fee unless you win

Colorado adopted strict products liability under Restatement (Second) § 402A in Hiigel v. General Motors (1975) and codified key product rules at C.R.S. §§ 13-21-401 to -406. The state imposes a 7-year products statute of repose under C.R.S. § 13-21-403 — meaning products sold more than 7 years before the injury enjoy a rebuttable presumption of non-defect. Colorado is a modified comparative fault state with a 50% bar (C.R.S. § 13-21-111), and the 2-year statute of limitations (C.R.S. § 13-80-102) runs from injury or discovery. The state also recognizes important seller protections — non-manufacturing sellers can avoid liability if the manufacturer is solvent and identifiable under § 13-21-402.