Wrongful Death

• Driver Who Killed Utah Runner Suspected of Driving Under the Influence

  Bret Hanna | October 13, 2009 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jeremy Kunz, 33, was in Las Vegas over the weekend to run the Las Vegas Ragnar Relay with his family. Race organizers describe the event as: RED ROCK then VIEWS OF THE STRIP at night then more RED...

• Another Senseless Hazing Death

  Bret Hanna | August 03, 2009 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  I've blogged on this topic before. This time the hazing death occurred in North Carolina and instead of alcohol poisoning being the cause, it was repeated tackling by members of the Theta Chi...

• Hazing Should Have Real Consequences

  Bret Hanna | July 22, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Last November, Michael Starks, an 18-year-old freshman at Utah State University and Sigma Nu pledge, died of alcohol poisoning after a hazing event. On the night of his death, Starks' future...

• Gunman Kills In Omaha Mall

  Amy Schauers | December 05, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A gunman, name not yet released, open fired at Westroads Mall in Omaha today. It is reported that he killed eight people and five more are wounded, two of those critically, before taking his own life. Police received a call reporting a shooter about 1:45 p.m. and arrived six minutes later. Most of the victims were inside Von Maur, said Omaha Police spokeswoman Teresa Negron."My knees rocked. I...

• DNA Sample Used in 1974 Wrongful Death

  Amy Schauers | November 08, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Current DNA technology helped police match samples gathered 33 years ago in a murder case to suspect Gerald Walter Hicker. Hicker actually made the initial missing persons report back in 1974. Prosecutors charged Hicker with first-degree felony murder for the death of Barbara Jean Rocky. Barbara was a BYU student and was found shot six times in Cottonwood Canyon March 12, 1974. New DNA...

• Car Accident Kills Logan Teenager

  Amy Schauers | October 30, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  17-year-old Andrew Keith Hyer died Monday after a rollover car accident involving a Chevrolet Suburban swerving to avoid another car that pulled out in front of them on U.S. Route 9. Three people were ejected from the Suburban and seven were sent to local Logan area hospitals. McConkie said, "My heart goes out to the families of the victims. I believe that the negligent person(s) should be...

• Wrongful Death of Draper Boy

  Amy Schauers | October 12, 2007 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Dana Blum seeks to hold accountable those involved in the wrongful death of her 14 year old son. Blum hopes that the charges she brings against a Draper youth care facility will bring about changes. McConkie said, "Facilities that care for children need to be properly trained on life saving protocols in order to get children the medical attention they need if a health issue should arise." An...

• Serious Problems Found at Crandall Canyon Mine 3 Years Before Collapse

  Jenny Albano | October 02, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Inspectors from The Bureau of Land Management stated that there were "serious structural problems" found at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah three years before the roof of the mine collapsed and killed nine people in August 2007. But the Labor Department did not know about the problems with the mine until after the collapse and the agency approved mining at the site."This is like the CIA not...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuits in the State of Utah

  James McConkie | June 06, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jim McConkie and Brad Parker have handled numerous wrongful death claims in the State of Utah and hold the record for a jury verdict in this area. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit for the death of a relative. That rule has been overridden by a Utah law which, for example, permits a wife and children to bring a suit for the death of a husband.

• Collision With A Semi-Truck? Who Suffers The Damage?

  Brad Parker | June 05, 2007 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  When automobiles are involved in highway accidents with semi- trucks, those traveling in the automobiles are generally at far greater risk and danger than those traveling in the semi-trucks. It is really just a matter of physics. The mass and kinetic energy of a loaded semi truck traveling at 55 miles per hour is almost always significantly greater than the mass and kinetic energy of any...