Utah Supreme Ct. Rejects Employer’s Bid to Recoup WC Benefits from Settlement with Debt Collectors October 2, 2023 By Jim Sams Special education teacher Robyn Young had to fight the Granite School District for benefits after she suffered a concussion and...
Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator May 27, 2022 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation claimants don’t have to prove that the physicians appointed to resolve medical disputes have an “actual bias” —...
Court Asks if Exclusive Remedy Exception Applies to ‘Intentional’ Lead Poisoning November 5, 2021 By Jim Sams Utah workers are allowed to sue their employers for an injury caused by their employer’s intentional act. That exception to...
Utah Supreme Court Finds No Liability for IME Whose Opinion Delayed Benefits August 10, 2021 By Jim Sams An independent medical examiner owed no duty of care to an injured worker who alleged that his workers’ compensation claim...
How to Sue Yourself and Win April 6, 2017 By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. The new American horror film “Split”, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, recently in theaters, is a psychological thriller which centers...
Top Utah Court OKs Lawsuit in Teen’s Chase Death August 9, 2013 By BRADY McCOMBS The parents of a teenager who died during a 2010 police pursuit can sue the Weber County deputy who was...