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Need an attorney? Do you want a Mill or a Boutique?

So, you are in a car wreck, or you’ve suffered from medical malpractice, or a family member or acquaintance has been killed due to another’s negligence, or you’ve been defrauded or wrongfully treated by an insurance company. What do you do? Who do you call? …

By Jon Lewis

/ 5 Aug 2017

$300 Million Benicar Settlement Reached

A $300 million Benicar settlement was reached. For those who believe their gastrointestinal illness was caused by a Benicar prescription, contact a lawyer.

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 4 Aug 2017

Attention Motorcycle Riders: Helmets Matter

Utah is one of 28 states that do not require helmets for all motorcycle riders (required for riders 21 years old and younger). But more than half of motorcycle accidents involving riders not wearing helmets are fatal. That is according to statistics recently highlighted by…

By Bret Hanna

/ 4 Aug 2017

Attention Motorcycle Riders: Helmets Matter

More Deadly Distractions: Facebook Live joins the ranks of Pokémon Go and SnapChat

Headlines emerged this summer depicting a horrific car crash that occurred while a passenger streamed the entire event on Facebook Live. Video from the live feed showed a young 22-year-old woman and friend in a small Volkswagen as it cut across the Czech Republic at…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 4 Aug 2017

“Anyone Can Legally Say, ‘Eat Sh!t, Bob!'” (Or Why Tort Victims Aren’t The Problem)

Bob Murray runs coal companies. He also sues people. Prolifically. And unsuccessfully (at least seven cases dismissed). In June 2017, John Oliver’s HBO program, Last Week Tonight, featured reporting on the coal industry. When Oliver reached out to Murray Energy in preparing his show, he received

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Aug 2017

Gentamicin Toxicity

Gentamicin toxicity can result from medical malpractice and pharmacy negligence.

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 Jul 2017

In a Dissolution of Marriage, What Assets Should Be Considered Marital and Subject to Equitable Division?

Accrued earnings or appreciation of nonmarital assets during the marriage are presumed marital unless the party seeking the classification of the growth as nonmarital proves the growth is readily identifiable.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 27 Jul 2017

How Far will Ford Motor Company and its Dealers Go?

An $18,000 Ford Fusion. An engine light. A shaking, sputtering, and jerking. A history of problems. Multiple complaints. Two wrecks. A repossession. 6 years. And thousands of dollars. That’s what large companies do. They fight and fight and fight. They spend money in order to…

By Jon Lewis

/ 25 Jul 2017

Is Laches Available as a Defense to A Long-Overdue Spousal Maintenance Award?

Allowing laches as a defense in maintenance only cases would encourage prompt assertion of the claim which could grow exponentially over time.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 25 Jul 2017

How Much Warning Is Enough in a Pharmaceutical Products Liability Claim?

For more than 50 years, the FDA never required Clomid to carry warnings suggesting birth defects associated with Clomid use prior to pregnancy.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 23 Jul 2017

The Opioid Epidemic in Utah

Deaths due to drug overdoses are an epidemic in Utah. But not all deaths are caused by illegal drugs. Many are also caused by prescription errors and improper pain management practices.

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 21 Jul 2017

Was the Misuse of a Jack to Blame in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against BMW?

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with BMW and the district court that a reasonable jury would have to conclude that Lindholm misused the jack.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 21 Jul 2017