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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…
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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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August 14, 2012
Logan Resident Not Happy About Canal Cover-up Plan
A Canal break in Logan Three years ago cost three people their lives and devastated the city of Logan. Attorney Colin King of Dewsnup, King & Olsen, represents the families of those killed in the incident. Three years later state engineers are ready to make some changes to Logan City canals. They plan to re-build the irrigation system, making the area safer. But not all Logan residents are in support of this project. Many residents see the canals as landmarks in the community, people who live near the canals have incorporated the canals into their landscaping. However, these pioneer-era canals proved to be unsafe in July of 2009 when the barrier of a canal in South Logan broke. The uncontrolled water wiped out a home, killing a mother and her two children. The rubble was left covered in a mudslide and crews worked for days clearing the debris. After three years of study,…
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August 14, 2012
Jetliner Air Safety Debate Sparked by Boeing Suit Settlement
A former flight attendant may be the first person in the U.S. to settle a lawsuit against Boeing Co. for a faulty aircraft design which allowed toxic fumes into the cabin cauing tremors, memory loss and headaches. Though the amount and specific details of the settlement were not made public as a condition of the settlement agreement, 250,000 pages of company documents turned over by Boeing to the plaintiff's legal team will likely heat up the long time battle over cabin air safety in commerical jetliners. For more on the settlement and the debate, go here.
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August 14, 2012
Malpractice Payments Continue Downward Slide
The total value and number of malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians declined in 2011 for the eighth consecutive year.
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August 13, 2012
Alan Mortensen files suit against Delta Airlines
Attorney Alan Mortensen filed a lawsuit under the Montreal Convention Treaty against Delta Airlines and Serviseg, a Mexican company, out of an accident that occurred in Cancun, Mexico as Mr. Mortensen's client was disembarking from a Delta plane. The case was filed in the United States Federal District Court in the State of Utah. The Montreal Convention, formally the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, is a treaty adopted by a Diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999. Both the United States and Mexico are members of the ICAO. The Convention also allows the victim or their families to sue airlines where the victim maintains their principal residence.
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August 13, 2012
Central Utah Plane Crash, 2 Likely Dead
Debris found in Sevier County is likely the remains of a small plane that was carrying two people from California to Colorado.
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California Bank of Commerce Director Peter Branagh, 59, and wife, Mona, 56, were flying from California to Colorado on Saturday but didn't make it to their destination.
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August 13, 2012
Obstructed Vision may have Caused Salina Plane Crash
Peter and Ramona Branagh, of Lafayette California, died in a plane crash near Salina, Utah. The investigation of crash suggests that obstructed vision may have caused the crash. The California couple died when the Cirrus SR22 crashed on July 14th in Saleratus Canyon, 30 miles southeast of Salina.
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August 13, 2012
Police Videos Show Logan Man's Sever Impairment
After pinning and nearly killing Maverik employee, Joseph White, Daniel Kropf subsequently received three DUIs in less then Three days, receiving the first DUI just hours after severely injuring Mr. White. Law enforcement video of Mr. Kropf's subsequent arrests illustrating his obvious impairment can be seen here.
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David Olsen's client Jessie Scott was recently spotlighted by the Deseret News, KSL, and Channel 2. The stories give an update on Scott's recovery after being paralyzed three years ago when a Walmart pharmacy mistakenly filled an oxycodone hydrochloride pain medication 20 times the dose prescribed by his doctor.
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Alan W. Mortensen were recently featured in "La Tribuna," a Honduras Newspaper for their investigation and work on an Cessna aircraft crash in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. With no real progress made by investigators, Mortensen and Lance were hired by families of the victims for legal representation in the crash. Mortensen and Lance both have experience in aviation and aircraft accidents, specifically in Central America. To read the story go to: La Tribuna
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July 24, 2012
Cessna 172 Crashes in Wendover, Utah
Four people were killed in a small plane crash at the Wendover, Utah, airport on June 1. The Cessna 172 T, a single engine, four seat plane, crashed at the Wendover Airport at 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. The plane was en route from St. George to Provo. The four passengers were in a small Cessna that was attempting to land for a fuel stop, said Wendover Airport director Jim Petersen. Witnesses said the plane attempted to land but eventually crashed. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
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Dewsnup, King & Olsen attorneys Colin King and Dustin Lance file suit on behalf of three teens who were sexually abused at the Silverado Academy in Panguich, Utah.
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