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You’re heading home from a long day at the office, driving in rush hour traffic, when someone tries to run a red light – everyone’s in a hurry at 5:30 – and hits your car. Your physical injuries are significant, but they’ll heal.While you may deserve compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering,...

Skiing and snowboarding are some of Utah’s most cherished recreational activities. But they can also be dangerous. Skiing and snowboarding accidents happen all the time, it’s just a part of the game. Sometimes, those accidents can cause injuries that are not your fault. In these cases, you may be entitled to some compensation. Handy...

Every morning before work, you wake up to log some miles on your road bike. You have been training for the last few months for the annual century ride in the spring. Usually, traffic is not very heavy, so you have become a little too complacent about the risk of cycling every morning. Why...

Imagine that you’re on a cross country road trip in your brand new self-driving car. It’s hour six with only two hours to go. You’ve been enjoying the scenery, maybe a book and pleasant conversation with your fellow passengers. Suddenly, a large deer crosses your path and the vehicle’s brakes lock. Will you be...

Winter driving in Utah can be nerve-wracking. No one wants to get into an accident, but they still happen. All too often, drivers suffer injuries in accidents with commercial trucks. In cases where a personal vehicle is struck by a large commercial truck, the potential for injury and property damage is higher.Semitrucks and 18-wheelers...

Last month, AAA released a study titled, Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries, and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age: United States, 1995-2010. I was surprised to learn from motor vehicle crash death statistics that deaths are on the decline. In 2008, nationwide annual motor vehicle deaths fell to its lowest level since 1961. The study...