Boise, Idaho Personal Injury Lawyer Resources

Boise and the Treasure Valley have been growing fast, and the injury cases we see here reflect that growth: more cars on I-84 and the Connector, more construction traffic, more pedestrians and cyclists on streets that were not designed for the volume, and a steady flow of long-haul freight moving between the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies. When a crash or injury does happen in Idaho, the state's legal framework tends to be less generous to injured people than in neighboring Oregon, Washington, or Nevada, which makes experienced representation more important, not less.

Idaho follows modified comparative fault with a 50 percent bar: if you are 49 percent or less at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, and if you are 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. That cutoff is stricter than the 51 percent rule used in many other states, which means a small shift in the fault allocation can eliminate a claim entirely. Idaho generally applies a two-year statute of limitations to personal injury claims, and claims against government entities follow shorter notice periods under the Idaho Tort Claims Act. Wrongful death and medical malpractice have their own rules.

Goldberg & Loren handles Boise injury cases across the major practice areas: auto and truck crashes, motorcycle and bicycle collisions, premises liability, dog bites, and wrongful death. George Goldberg founded the firm after starting his career in 1994 defending airlines and insurers and switching to the plaintiff side in 1996. In Idaho, where the 50 percent bar gives defense lawyers a powerful argument if they can push fault even slightly onto the injured person, having a lawyer who understands the defense playbook is directly useful.

Below you will find our Boise-focused articles and the FAQs clients ask most often in an initial consultation.

If you were hurt in Boise or anywhere in the Treasure Valley, we offer a free, no-obligation consultation and you pay nothing unless we recover money for you. Call us 24/7 at 1-888-352-9243.