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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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July 24, 2012
Colin King Renamed to The Best Lawyers in America
Mr. King was recently voted to be in The Best Lawyers in America in plaintiff?۪s product liability and medical malpractice for the 17th year straight year.
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July 24, 2012
Colin King Inducted to The Inner Circle of Advocates
Last year, Colin King was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates in recognition of his exemplary achievements as a plaintiff?۪s trial attorney. The Inner Circle of Advocates is limited to 100 plaintiff tort lawyers in the United States. Mr. King is the 2nd attorney in the state of Utah to achieve this honor.
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July 24, 2012
Colin King Successfully Settles Logan Landslide Case
Colin King was recently awarded a confidential settlement on behalf of a client who was one of heirs of Jacqueline Leavy. Leavy, along with her 2 children, was buried in a landslide which destroyed their Logan home in July 2009.
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July 24, 2012
Alan W. Mortensen Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Alan Mortensen recently resolved a wrongful death/catastrophic injury case resulting from a tire failure against Victor's Tires. The details of the resolution are confidential.
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A confidential settlement in a Guatemalan aircraft crash case that killed several Utahans and catastrophically injured others against Dallas Airmotive, Inc., and Pratt & Whitney was reached shortly before trial.
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July 24, 2012
Edward Havas named as the "Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year?" for 2012
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Edward Havas as the ???Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year? for 2012.
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Dewsnup, King & Olsen's Colin King, joining forces with senior litigators of Parsons Behle & Latimer, obtained an important verdict against Breg, Inc., an orthopedic product manufacturer, in the nationwide "pain pump" products liability litigation. Hundreds of orthopedic surgery patients across the country, including many young patients, such as the plaintiff, Eric Hackett, suffered chondrolysis, a disabling and irreversible destruction of the shoulder joint, caused by the continuous infusions of toxic anesthetic medications via "pain pumps" following surgery.
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Alan Mortensen was recently selected to the 2012 moutain States Super Lawyers list. This honor is awarded to only 5 percent of attorneys in Utah each year. Selection for the list is transparent and inlcues a multiphase process. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.
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Alan Mortensen was recently granted lifetime membership status for his outstanding service and contributions to the Utah Association for Justice.
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According to the Salt Lake Tribune: "Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis says a private helicopter crew hired by the family found the wreckage Sunday in a remote area 30 miles southeast of Salina. Authorities have not yet released the victims' identities although the family identified them to the media.
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July 23, 2012
Edward B. Havas and Alan W. Mortensen Inducted to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Edward B. Havas and Alan W. Mortensen recently became members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Havas was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum simultaneously. Prior to this membership, Mortensen maintained a membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States, limited to attorneys who have won million or multi-million dollar cases
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July 23, 2012
Alan W. Mortensen and Edward B. Havas Win Jurisdictional Dispute in Guatemalan Plane Crash Case
Representing the family of a victim of a Guatemalan plane crash, Alan W. Mortensen and Edward B. Havas recently won a jurisdictional dispute with the defendant Aereo Ruta Maya.
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Five Years Ago the Crandall Canyon Mine collapsed trapping and killing six miners. Even though years have passed the Utah mining community is still feeling the pain and loss from that event. KSL reports: "The initial collapse on August 6th trapped Kerry Allred, Luis Hernandez, Brandon Philips, Carlos Payan, Manuel Sanchez and Don Erickson. Ten days later, the mine collapsed again, killing three rescuers: Gary Jensen, Brandon Kimber and Dale "Bird" Black." "It is hard to overstate how big of an impact this has had," said attorney Colin King, who represented the families of the nine families. "It's been catastrophic, disruptive and i can't over emphasize that." To read more, go here.
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May 09, 2008
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says By Ian Urbina, New York Times
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