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A Personal Injury Attorney Talks About Sarah Burke’s Fatal Injury and $200,000 In Medical Debt
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that famous skier Sarah Burke, while preparing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Park City, tore a vertebral artery causing her brain to bleed. She was held at the University of Utah Neuro-critical care unit for nine days until she passed...
Whiplash?—Seek a Utah spinal cord injury lawyer
Suffering from neck pain due to whiplash is not something anyone wishes to deal with on a daily basis. Neck pain can be extremely debilitating, especially when associated headaches cause distraction from the task at hand, whether that be studying for school, reading,...
Wrongful Death Occurs In Negligent Car Accident
What is a wrongful death, and when does it occur? A wrongful death occurs when an individual dies as a result of the negligent actions of another. This happened recently when a 62-year-old man from Jackson County, West Virginia was killed instantly when another car...
Personal Injury Resulting From Texting While Driving
Texting while driving is becoming an increasingly large issue, despite state bans being instituted in most states in recent years. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, one such devastating case was last year when a 19 year old driver from Missouri caused a vehicle...
How A Personal Injury Attorney Can Help A Nation Of Tired People
The best part of insomnia is sole possession of the remote control. The worst part? The morning. And most of the afternoon. And the early evening. ABC News has declared the United States a “nation of tired people” following a report in the Centers for Disease...
Dog Bite Attorney
A dog bite attorney may sound unnecessary to many individuals, but the truth of the matter is that there are many vicious dogs around that can cause severe injury to any person. The dog bite attorneys at the Christensen Law Firm are working diligently to educate the...
Driver Charged With Homicide After Driving Into A House
Saturday afternoon a driver crashed into a house, leaving two passengers dead. The driver, Christopher Youngblood, has since been charged with two counts of automobile homicide, according to Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal. Hoyal believes that speed and alcohol were...
Failure to yield leads to intersection accident
An intersection accident occurred Monday night in Salt Lake City when a man crossed the street without waiting for the light and was struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian, believed to a Swedish tourist, did not have the right of way while crossing at 500 S and 200 W and...
One Dead and One Critically Injured After Auto-Ped Accident
Friday a man and his wife were hit on the side of a Davis County road. The two were hit at the intersection of Mountain Road and Northridge Road in Fruit Heights. The Kaysville couple was in their 40s. The husband was declared dead while being transported to a...
Motorcycle Accident Lawyers: A Word to the Wise
A fact that most motorists would not recognize and certainly not care to admit is that 80% of multi-vehicle accidents involving a motorcyclist are not the fault of the rider. Regardless of this fact, motorcyclists are continually stereotyped against, perhaps as many...