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It has been reported that a teen driver in Oregon caused a serious car accident yesterday after passing out while driving through a tunnel. He lost consciousness and his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a Ford Explorer nearly head-on. Four people were injured as a result of the accident. Apparently the driver was playing...

So this month is National Bike Month and this week is National Bike to Work Week and today is National Bike to Work Day! Many communities across the nation are taking advantage of National Bike to Work Week to promote commuting by bicycle. Of course, there are lots of reasons to encourage cycling to...

As a result of the recent 2014 Utah legistaltive session several new laws will take effect that will have an impact on public safety and tort law in general. In particular, we’re looking forward to HB287 which provides for arbitration in dog bite cases. This law is very similar to the successful arbitration statute...

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Utah’s new amendments to the Distracted Driving law will take effect. Over the past several week there have been various news stories, but I’m not sure that everyone is aware of the changes. The new changes place restrictions on the use of a “handheld wireless communication device” while driving a car....