Accident

I love to watch the outdoors shake off the long winter and bloom into spring. With the warmer weather comes an abundance of outdoor activities. While some of my favorite activities involve the outdoors, there needs to be heightened caution and awareness to prevent injuries or, even worse, tragedy. One area where I have seen life-altering tragedy occur involves motorcycles. Feeling the wind in your face,...

If you have ever been involved in a traffic accident, you know the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach. Even a minor collision can be quite frightening when it happens. Some people even report witnessing their life flash before their eyes. Regardless, people are not in the best mental state during or immediately after an accident. With countless thoughts running through your mind, insurance may be...

I don't know about you, but I dislike the feeling I drive around a large truck. Whenever I am driving along the freeway, I try and avoid being right next to a semi-truck. Perhaps this is an irrational fear, but I have a different viewpoint. As a Salt Lake City attorney, I have been representing those injured by commercial trucks for years. These accidents usually have large injuries associated with them,...

Utah has a bad reputation for how our drivers conduct themselves. Despite the overall kind, patient, and generally good nature of our citizens. We are famous for our habits of driving too fast and making aggressive maneuvers. Not only does bad driving lead to headaches and unnecessary stress, but it is dangerous. Utah Highway Patrol releases car crash data statistics regularly. Amazingly they report that...

Most of us have tripped, stumbled, or slipped while walking and fell. Most of the time, these accidents only cause injuries that are surface level. Although painful, we only suffer from minor cuts and bruising. These accidents can also happen because we were paying attention, carrying items, couldn't see, or playing on our phone while walking through a parking lot. The examples mentioned above are not the...

It is the time of year when thousands of people worldwide visit the beautiful slopes of Utah. For many, this is their favorite time of year and one of the largest reasons they call Salt Lake home. It would be safe to assume that most of us have suffered a small injury while participating in outdoor recreational activities. After all, a few bumps and bruises usually show when you learn a new and thrilling...

Of all the various personal injury cases, we handle collisions with commercial trucks rank as some of the worst. You are not alone if you get a little nervous driving alongside a large semi-truck or 18 wheeler. This feeling is not unfounded. If you ever seen a large truck hit into a passenger vehicle, then you know how devastating the results can be. Tragically the individuals involved in these accidents...

No one plans to be involved in a car accident. Often when this happens, many people are left unsure of how to obtain help. What are you even supposed to do immediately following the accident? Do you call the police? An attorney? An insurance adjuster? Here’s what you need to know to become prepared for the unexpected. What to do after a car accident? Right after a car accident, you may be in shock, but...

Since June 2018, Salt Lake City residents have probably noticed the new way people are getting around downtown. We are talking about the widely popular rentable, electronic scooters. This environmentally friendly way of travel has quickly become favorable for many residents. People choosing to give it a try will find that they are only charged $1 for the initial rental and just 15 cents per minute of use....

A 2015 study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine examined zipline injuries in the U.S. between 1997 and 2012. According to the study, by 2012, the number of zipline injuries in the U.S. had increased from hundreds to over 3,600. The types of injuries noted to be serious typically were those with broken bones and hospitalization. Specifically, 77 percent of these injuries were due to falls; 13...