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February 11, 2013
Dewsnup, King & Olsen Attorneys Honored by Super Lawyers
Ralph L. Dewsnup, Edward B. Havas, Colin P. King, Alan W. Mortensen, David R. Olsen and Paul M. Simmons have been selected as 2013 Mountain States Super Lawyers. Jessica A. Andrew has been selected as a 2013 Mountain States Rising Star. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. This includes a rigorous selection process and third-party validation of accomplishments. The list of selected attorneys will be featured in a 2013 issue of Salt Lake Magazine and in several issues of Super Lawyers throughout the year.
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February 02, 2013
Dewsnup, King & Olsen Welcomes Michael A. Worel
Dewsnup, King & Olsen is pleased to announce that Michael A. Worel has joined the firm as a shareholder. Michael A. Worel has 31 years of experience in handling catastrophic personal injury cases and is considered one of the nation's premier personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers. He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and in 2010 he was named Best Lawyers Salt Lake City Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year. He is also listed in The Best of the U.S., L.L.C. and Super Lawyers. The American Trial Lawyers Association has voted him one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Utah. He will be a tremendous asset to Dewsnup, King & Olsen. (0) Security Alerts Found. View Now - Close
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Alan Mortensen have been retained by one of the families in the N241 CH-47 Boeing 234LR Helicopter crash that occurred outside of Pucallpa, Peru, killing all seven on board. Mr. Mortensen is investigating whether a valid wrongful death claim can be brought. The CH-47 was owned by Columbia Helicopters from Portland, Oregon. While the crash just recently occurred on January 7, 2013, Mr. Mortensen has already travelled to Lima, Pucallpa and the crash site. They have met with investigators from the NTSB, FAA, the Peruvian Civil Aviation Authority, Boeing, Honeywell (the manufacturer of the engine), Columbia Helicopters and local fire and police departments to gather information and evidence. If you or a loved one lost someone in this tragedy, please feel free to call Mr. Mortensen on his cell at 801-556-6867 or email at . Mr. Mortensen has obtained several millions of dollars for clients who have been injured or…
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January 11, 2013
Helicopter Crash in Peru Kills 7
Alan Mortensen and Dustin Lance of Dewsnup, King & Olsen in Salt Lake City, Utah, will represent victims of helicopter crash that happened on Monday when the U.S. cargo helicopter crashed in the Peruvian jungle shortly after take off. The tandem-rotor Chinook BH-234 chopper, owned by Columbia Helicopters Inc., crashed near the capital of Pucallpa, killing two Peruvian and five American crew members. The Americans included a local man, Leon Bradford, from Santaquin, Utah and Dann Immel of Gig Harbor, Washington; Edwin Cordova of Melbourne, Florida; Jaime Pickett of Clarksville, Tennessee; and Darrel Birkes, an Oregonian living in Peru. For more information please visit the following: Utahn Among Those Killing In Peru Helicopter Crash Monday Utahn Killed in Peru Helicopter Crash Was Living His Dream 7 Killed In Peru Helicopter Crash Including Americans Gig Harbor Pilot Killed In Peru Helicopter Crash
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December 27, 2012
Alan Mortensen Prevails Against Chevron in Upholding Arbitration Award in Wyoming Federal District Court
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November 29, 2012
Edward B. Havas Gives Presentation on Mediation at Snow, Christensen & Martineau's 2012 Tort & Insurance Seminar
On Friday, October 26, 2012, Snow, Christensen & Martineau held their 2012 Tort and Insurance Seminar at the Utah Law and Justice Center where Edward B. Havas had the opportunity of presenting on the topic of mediation. Edward Havas was honored to be asked to speak at this event. Snow, Christensen & Marineau has been educating the legal community on Utah Tort and Insurance Law for nearly twenty years. Their annual seminars address a range of issues aimed at aiding with the resolution of Utah tort and insurance claims. The organization and registration for the 2013 Utah Tort & Insurance Law Seminar is already underway. Addtional information can be found here.
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November 14, 2012
Clyde Cancer Cluster Families Very Concerned by EPA's Recent Findings
Whirlpool Children?۪s Park used as a PCB filled Dumping Ground Several members of the families of children who have died or been stricken with cancer in what has become known as the ???Clyde Children?۪s Cancer Cluster? are devastated to learn the results of a United States Environmental Protection Agency report that was recently released. The report discloses that Whirlpool Park, built for children in the Clyde area to play, is also a dumping ground full of PCBs and Toxic Metals filled sludge. The sludge is described in the EPA Report to be over nine feet in depth in places. The families are equally outraged to learn that the fact that the Whirlpool Park was used as a dumping site was not disclosed by Whirlpool itself, but rather was discovered once the US EPA set up a confidential hotline where people could call and inform the EPA of toxic dumping sites…
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October 11, 2012
Ralph L. Dewsnup Named by Best Lawyers as Salt Lake City's "Best Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Lawyer" for 2013
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September 10, 2012
Poor Road Conditions Caused Fatal Cyclist Crash in LOTOJA Race
Robert Verhaaren, a Mesa Arizona resident, was a bicyclist competing as a cyclist in the LOTOJA bike race (the longest one-day bicycle race in the country, beginning in Logan, Utah and ending in Jackson Hole, Wyoming) on Saturday, September 8, 2012. He was approximately 8 miles south of Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Highway 89 when he crossed a bridge over the Snake River and encountered a hazard in the road, believed to have been a pothole, causing him to crash and fall 35 feet into the foot deep river below. Sheriff Jim Whalen with Teton County said, "Verhaaren swerved to miss the hazard, over-corrected, lost control of the bicycle and crashed into the guardrail." Verhaaren was later pronounced dead and leaves behind his wife and three children. Local residents have complained about the poor roads in that particular stretch of the LOTOJA race. For More Information visit ksl.com and foxnews.com
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August 20, 2012
Paul Simmons & Alan Mortensen prevail in Fire Insurance Exchange v. Brady Blackner et al.
Paul Simmons and Alan Mortensen prevailed in the recent case of Fire Insurance Exchange v. Brady Blackner et al., decided by the Utah Court of Appeals on August 16, 2012.
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Alan W. Mortensen recently won workers?۪ compensation for a client involved in a plane accident in Guatemala. An administrative law judge at the Utah Labor Commission ordered the employer and insurance company to pay ???all medical expenses reasonably related? to the accident, ???and the medical and surgical fee schedule of the Utah Labor Commission, and any travel allowances,? plus ???eight percent (8%) per annum? according to Utah Codes, finding that the injury happened during and in the course and scope of employment.
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July 24, 2012
Ralph L. Dewnsup Returns from Puerto Rico
Dewsnup, King & Olsen is happy to announce the return of shareholder and founding member Ralph L. Dewsnup, after serving as a Latter-Day-Saint mission president in Puerto Rico for the past three years. Mr. Dewsnup will continue his specialty of medical malpractice and all other areas of personal injury and wrongful death law.
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Alan W. Mortensen recently defeated a summary judgment motion in a sexual assault case on behalf of a client who was sexually assaulted by a city police officer. The plaintiff and client alleges that the city police department knew the officer had a negative pattern toward the opposite sex and failed to prevent, control, or discipline the individual as well as claims for negligence and violation of the Utah Constitution. The police department moved for a summary of judgment on the basis of qualified immunity.
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Two Dewsnup, King & Olsen attorneys, Alan W. Mortensen and Edward B. Havas have been selected to be part of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers, a distinguished peer-review publication, compiles lists of esteemed attorney?۪s through an extensive survey process done confidentially by peers in the legal profession. According to the organization, ???For more than 25 years, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.?
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July 24, 2012
Successful Settlement Reached in Aircraft Lawsuit
Colin King recently settled Villanueva v. Cessna, an aircraft product liability case in multi-district litigation. The case was part of MDL #721, in Cessna Caravan 208 Aircraft litigation.
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July 24, 2012
Colin King Named in 2010 Super Lawyers Magazine
Colin King was recently named as one of the top 75 lawyers in the 2010 Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine. This includes the states of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
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