Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Lawyers in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dewsnup, King & Olsen emphasizes catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims. The lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah law firm have the resources and experience to handle large, complex and difficult cases, while at the same time maintaining the compassion and understanding to recognize the significant impact these cases have on our clients and their families. Our attorneys are skilled and knowledgeable in personal injury law, having handled the litigation for numerous injury and wrongful death cases, including car and truck accidents in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Dewsnup, King & Olsen Experience
- Types of Cases We Handle
- Facts on Truck and Other Vehicle Accidents
- Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Case Fees
Dewsnup, King & Olsen Experience
The personal injury lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah firm have over 60 years of combined experience handling catastrophic injury cases, resulting in many multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts, including some of the largest jury verdicts and settlements in Utah for wrongful death and personal injury. Lawyers at our Salt Lake City-based law firm have collectively litigated hundreds of cases to successful verdicts and settlements, always seeking to obtain the best recovery possible to fairly compensate those injured by another's wrongful conduct or negligence. Our personal injury and wrongful death lawyers have the know-how and resources to obtain the very best medical, technical, rehabilitation, economic, and other experts to testify in our cases.
Types of Cases We Handle
Our personal injury attorneys focus on cases involving brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burn trauma, and other tragedies that often render the victim severely disabled from work and unable to perform activities of daily living without assistance. Typical personal injury and wrongful death cases our lawyers handle involve:
- Serious motor vehicle accidents – including auto collisions, truck accidents, and airplane and helicopter crashes
- Workplace accidents – including construction site accidents, mining disasters, and industrial accidents
- Recreational activity accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Nursing home abuse
- Product liability – including defective drugs and unsafe products
Facts on Truck and Other Vehicle Accidents
In a report by the Utah CODES (Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System), truck and other motor vehicle accidents in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah have caused numerous serious personal injuries and fatalities.
The report focused on car and truck accidents in Utah and even highlighted some statistics by county and city. Some of the findings are listed below.
- On average, a motor vehicle accident occurs in the state every 10 minutes.
- A personal injury caused by vehicle crashes in Utah occurs every 27 minutes.
- Approximately every 32 hours someone is killed in a Utah motor vehicle accident.
- Large or semi- truck accidents in Utah are four times more likely to cause fatalities than other vehicle accidents.
- Drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs are five times more likely to cause a wrongful death than sober drivers.
- Over 35 percent of car and truck accidents in Utah resulted in personal injury. (7 percent of the accidents caused incapacitating injuries.)
- More overall car, motorcycle, and truck accidents occurred in Salt Lake City than any other city in the state.
- There were over three times as many wrongful death accidents in Salt Lake City than any other city in Utah.
- Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber Counties had the highest number of personal injury crashes in the state.
Our personal injury and wrongful death lawyers have extensive experience in trying and litigating cases involving truck and other vehicle accidents for residents of Salt Lake City and surrounding Utah regions.
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Case Fees
The personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah firm take cases on a contingent fee basis, so there is no attorney's fee unless we obtain a settlement or judgment for the client. We often advance the costs of the case for discovery, expert fees and other expenses, since these can be substantial and we understand that our clients may not be able to afford them. Questions regarding our fee structure and advances can be answered during a personal injury or wrongful death consultation with one of the lawyers.
Contact Our Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Lawyers
At Dewsnup, King & Olsen in Salt Lake City, Utah, our wrongful death and personal injury lawyers care about our clients and our profession. We dedicate ourselves to providing the very best legal representation with the highest legal skills and ethical standards. Dewsnup, King & Olsen has the needed experience to assist the many victims of car and truck accidents in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. Contact the personal injury / wrongful death lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah law firm to schedule a consultation.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a truck accident or other incident, contact the personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at our Salt Lake City, Utah law firm.
36 South State Street
Suite 2400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-0024
800.404.8520 toll free