Under Colorado’s Wrongful Death Act, Statute Section 13-21-202, in the first year of an individual’s death, only a surviving spouse can bring forward a wrongful death lawsuit. If there is no surviving spouse, children may file a claim. If the decedent has no spouse or children, their parents may bring forward a claim.
Multiple wrongful death lawsuits can be brought forward, but they have to fall under the time limits and must not violate the rights of a surviving heir who filed first.