Wrongful Death

• Immunity of Spouse for Wrongful Death Reviewed by Supreme Court

  Brad Parker | April 25, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  On March 28, 2007 the Utah Supreme Court was urged to abolish the prohibition a wife has to sue her husband for negligence. The case before the court revolves around a January 2002 accident in which Steven Ellis lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center lane of traffic and collided with a two ton truck, resulting in his own death and seriously injuring his wife. Under present Utah law,...

• Utah's Largest Wrongful Death Verdict - 50 Million Dollars

  Brad Parker | April 24, 2007 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  My partner Jim McConkie and I, two Salt Lake City personal injury attorneys who have practiced together for almost thirty years, hold the record for the largest wrongul death verdict ever obtained in the state. We obtained the verdict in a federal court case we filed relating to the death of Rulon Allred. The case was tried in the Federal District Court in Salt Lake City before a jury...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Comcast

  Christina Cole | March 14, 2007 12:10 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Comcast and their subcontractor firm, Premier Cable Communications, were on notice that they had a dangerous employee out in the field, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed over alleged murders by one of their technicians.The lawsuit was filed on March 6, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, on behalf of the fiancé of the victim. He is also the administrator of the estate and acting for...