Distracted driving is a major contributor of auto accident injuries in the United States, from the shores of the East Coast to the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah. From talking to rowdy passengers and fiddling with the music dial to texting on your cell phone, the modern driving experience is filled with potential distractions....Read More

You might feel safe driving around the familiar streets near your house or apartment, but according to data on American driving habits, those neighborhood streets may be more dangerous than you’d expect. According to insurance company Esurance, the vast majority of auto accident situations occur close to home. While taking that long road trip or...Read More

Automobile accidents seem to happen at the most inconvenient times — an accident can happen on the way to work, while picking up children from daycare or even while driving home to Provo, Utah after spending an evening with friends. Although all of these situations may occur at different times, they all have one integral...Read More

There have been some pretty crazy laws put in place since the birth of the United States in 1776. In Iowa it’s a misdemeanor to try to camouflage margarine as real butter. And in Minnesota, it’s illegal to participate in any type of game that involves the capture of a greased pig. As crazy as...Read More

With the advent of drone delivery services, photography and flyover inspections, it should come as no surprise that drone accident lawsuits are becoming more commonplace within personal injury lawyer circles. There are multiple elements that can go wrong with drones that can result in unintentional (and sometimes intentional) injury. Inexperience on the user’s end, unexpected...Read More

Driving in fog — or smog — has the potential to turn familiar roads into treacherously foreign highways. Deprived of the visual landmarks that once made driving home from work an easy endeavor, fog can disassociate you from your surroundings, resulting in heightened stress levels and decision-making peppered with a tinge of irrationality. Every auto...Read More

With the recent advancements in automobile technology, it’s hard to imagine any 21st-century car randomly bursting into flames or unexpectedly splitting in half. However, during the explosion of the automobile industry during the 20th century, these types of occurrences were relatively common. The 1970s and 1980s in particular saw an influx of dangerous—not to mention...Read More

On average, the United States is home to roughly 2.3 million auto-related injuries per year—more than enough to keep any auto accident lawyer from Salt Lake City to New York busy. So how does Utah rank in comparison to the rest of the United States? You might be surprised to learn that the state ranks...Read More

One of the most common types of injury following a car wreck is whiplash. Whiplash, which occurs most frequently following rear-end collisions, involves any type of impact or sudden force that immediately “whips” the head backward and then immediately forward. This sudden, unexpected force creates a chain reaction of tensing and tearing within the muscles...Read More

Auto recalls can be a scary reality for drivers. While some recalls are minor and rarely cause injury-related problems, there have been several fatal recalls in history. From the recent Takata airbag recall in 2015 to the General Motors Ignition Switch problems in 2014 and Toyota petal entrapment, auto recalls can have very real consequences....Read More